Google Analytics Gets A Major Privacy And Machine Learning-Focused Overhaul
Google is revamping Google Analytics for a world in which privacy plays center stage and identifiers are exiting stage left. […]
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‘Do Not Track’ Is Back, and This Time It Might Work
California’s privacy law says businesses must respect universal opt-outs. Now the technology finally exists to put that to the test. […]
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to […]
Europe’s top court confirms no mass surveillance without limits
Europe’s top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling the CJEU has made […]
Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge
In the past month three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead […]
New mechanism for EU data transfers ‘may be ready by Christmas’
A revised mechanism for transferring EU data outside of the EU may be ready by Christmas, according to the EU’s […]
Fashion chain H&M fined $35m for snooping on employees
Fashion chain H&M has been fined $35million for data protection breaches, including recording and sharing private information about hundreds of […]
Former CEO of Cambridge Analytica banned from holding directorships until 2027
The former CEO of Cambridge Analytica has been banned from holding directorships until 2027. Alexander Nix admitted to a “lack […]
Fake GDPR Compliance Reminders Being Shared by Phishers
A new phishing attack has been identified where cybercriminals are sharing a fake GDPR compliance reminder in a bid to […]
Tech giants are ignoring questions over the legality of their EU-US data transfers
A survey of responses from more than 30 companies to questions about how they’re approaching EU-U.S. data transfers in the […]
Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’
A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad targeting industry profiles Internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or […]
YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK. A claim […]