data

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September 19, 2021

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

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September 9, 2021

EU ‘seeking to turn migrant database into mass surveillance tool’

Campaigners from 31 NGOs urge MEPs to rethink plans to overhaul Eurodac database.

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September 2, 2021

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.

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August 25, 2021

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.

August 23, 2021

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.

August 23, 2021

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.

August 8, 2021

Leaked Document Says Google Fired Dozens of Employees for Data Misuse

Some allegations potentially center around accessing Google user or employee data.

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July 30, 2021

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).

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July 28, 2021

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.