Apple and Google admits sharing push notification data with governments
Apple and Google to clarify government requests for push notification data.
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Intimate data: can a person who tracks their steps, sleep and food ever truly be free?
Big tech now encourages us to monitor everything via smartphones and watches. How much privacy have we lost to the promise of self improvement – and is it time to stop?
Fertility App Maker Sued for Sending Data to Google, Facebook
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Flo Health, a fertility-tracking mobile app maker, unlawfully shared sensitive user data with Google, Facebook, AppsFlyer Inc. and Flurry Inc.
Data Privacy Laws in the U.S. Protect Profit but Prevent Sharing Data for Public Good
U.S. data protection laws often widely permit using data for profit but are more restrictive of socially beneficial uses.
UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code
The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
EU regulators draw up ‘hit list’ of tech giants to share data with small rivals
European Union regulators have reportedly drawn up a “hit list” of around 20 tech giants, potentially including Facebook, Apple and […]
Facebook Threatens to Leave Europe Due to Proposed New Data-Sharing Regulations
Facebook has hit back at a proposed new regulation which would limit the sharing of European user data with the […]
Draft legislation would allow Australian personal data to be shared between government agencies
The Government wants to be able to share your personal information between its agencies. This is what you need to […]
UK caves in to EU demand to share criminal suspects’ data
Council of the EU had warned UK could be excluded from crime-fighting system if it didn’t ‘review’ its data-sharing policy. […]
UK contracts grant Amazon, Microsoft, Google and AI firms access to COVID-19 health data
UK government has published the contracts it holds with private tech firms and the NHS for the creation of a […]
Twitter Removes Privacy Option, and Shows Why We Need Strong Privacy Laws
Twitter greeted its users with a confusing notification this week. “The control you have over what information Twitter shares with […]
Deutsche Telekom shares location data to fight Coronavirus
Deutsche Telekom wants to support the Robert Koch Institute in containing the coronavirus pandemic with cell phone data. Therefore Deutsche […]
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