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A smartphone displays the text "GDPR" above a padlock surrounded by yellow stars on a blue background, signifying the EU flag. Below, the text reads "EU data protection regime." The phone is centered on a background featuring the EU flag's blue field and yellow stars.

January 27, 2022

Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Personal Data Privacy Exposed

Inherent hypocrisy is fully revealed by Europol’s mass collection of personal data of European residents contrary to the principles of GDPR.

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January 22, 2022

CNIL sets parameters for processors’ reuse of data for product improvement

The guidance addresses question: when can a processor use personal data for purposes broader than just strictly providing services to the controller?

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January 21, 2022

Google calls for a secure ‘data transfer framework’ between the US and EU

The tech giant wants government agencies to establish new rules for data transfers between nations.

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January 17, 2022

Cross-Border Access to User Data by Law Enforcement: 2021 Year in Review

Law enforcement around the world is apparently getting easier access to data in other countries, thanks to the Council of Europe’s adoption of a flawed new protocol to the Budapest Convention.

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January 17, 2022

Privacy Problems of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Consumer Reports investigates the privacy problems of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies 23andMe, AncestryDNA, CircleDNA, GenoPalate, and MyHeritage.

January 14, 2022

Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited

Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation.

January 11, 2022

Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data

EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency.

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January 11, 2022

New privacy tool prevents data brokers from hoarding your data

Incogni helps prevent data brokers from storing and selling your personal information.

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December 20, 2021

The CNIL orders Clearview AI to stop reusing photographs available on the Internet

The CNIL chair has ordered the company to cease this illegal processing and to delete the data within two months.

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December 6, 2021

FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps

FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services.

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November 28, 2021

Italy’s antitrust regulator fines Google, Apple over data use

Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google and iPhone maker Apple 10 million euros ($11.2 million) each for “aggressive practices” linked to the commercial use of user data.

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November 22, 2021

LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying

Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages.

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