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. […]
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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 […]
Smart doorbell company Ring may be surveilling users through its app
The “Ring for Android” app shares user data including names, private IP addresses, mobile network carriers and sensor data with […]
Top Apps Invade User Privacy By Collecting and Sharing Personal Data
A new report published today by the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) looks at the hidden side of the data economy and its […]
Quebec Will Force Uber to Share Trip Location Data
Privacy advocates are concerned that the new law can paint an unsettling picture of people’s movements in Quebec. A new […]
The ICO Updates Its Data Sharing Code of Practice
On 9 July 2019 the UK data protection authority (ICO) updated its Data Sharing Code of Practice (first published in […]
Netherlands wants easier sharing of info about criminals
It has to become easier to share information about criminals, regardless of strict privacy rules, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice […]
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