Study finds growing government use of sensitive data to ‘nudge’ behaviour
National and local governments using targeted ads on search engines and social media.
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How To Prevent Data Mining and Protect Your Privacy
Even though data mining has its fair share of bright sides, wrong information in the wrong hands can lead to quite a few security issues. Hence, protecting your online privacy is of utmost importance.
What Does It Actually Mean When a Company Says, “We Do Not Sell Your Data”?
Experts say the privacy promise—ubiquitous in online services and apps—obscures the truth about how companies use personal data
EU ‘seeking to turn migrant database into mass surveillance tool’
Campaigners from 31 NGOs urge MEPs to rethink plans to overhaul Eurodac database.
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.
T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million.
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
The search giant revealed it received 20,932 geofence warrants in three years.
Leaked Document Says Google Fired Dozens of Employees for Data Misuse
Some allegations potentially center around accessing Google user or employee data.
Germany’s highest court widens the scope of data subject access requests in Germany
Germany’s highest civil court, the Federal Court Of Justice, has published a decision specifying the scope of data subject access requests (DSARs).
What Should Happen to Our Data When We Die?
Anthony Bourdain’s A.I.-generated voice is just the latest example of a celebrity being digitally reincarnated. These days, though, it could happen to any of us.
How smartphone data can be used to learn secrets
How an unregulated market for personal data is legal, and what it means for your own data.