Trump Justice Department seized journalists’ phone records
The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
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Margrethe Vestager explains the EU’s position in the global battle for data
Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for all things digital, gives us her insight into global data, data sharing, big tech, the Data Governance Act and the reality of policy and implementation.
Twitter’s Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable
Sending its users to PayPal has created all sorts of problems that Twitter should have caught ahead of time.
WhatsApp relaxes deadline for accepting its new privacy policy
In a new statement posted on its website, WhatsApp says users won’t lose any functionality if they fail to accept its new privacy policy by May 15th.
How expansion of privacy laws, adtech standards limits third-party data use for retargeting
How the expansion of data privacy laws and advertising technology standards limits companies’ ability to use third-party data for retargeting.
Microsoft to Store and Process EU Data in the EU
If you are a commercial or public sector customer in the EU, Microsoft will enable you to process and store all data in the EU.
Signal’s smartass ad exposes Facebook’s creepy data collection
Signal tried to buy “multi-variant targeted” ads on Instagram to show what parent company Facebook knows about its users.
Data Scraping in EU Regulators’ Sights As Spain Orders Equifax to Delete Information
Spain’s data protection authority recently ordered Equifax Inc. to delete data it collected this way and pay a fine of about $1.1 million for using in credit reports publicly available information from tax authorities and other government sources about individuals’ outstanding debts.
Chinese TV maker Skyworth under fire for excessive data collection that users call spying
Skyworth apologised and ended its partnership with a Beijing analytics firm after a user found one of its smart TVs was collecting data on all connected devices.
German Federal Labor Court rules on the scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Specifically, the issue was whether or to what extent Art. 15 GDPR grants a right to receive copies of e-mails.
Facebook and Instagram threaten to charge for access on iOS 14.5 unless you give them your data
Facebook and Instagram are worried that people won’t let them track them.
Portuguese CNPD suspends transfers of Census 2021 data to the U.S.
Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) issued a decision ordering the suspension, within 12 hours, of any transfer of personal data resulting from the Census 2021 to the US, or to other third countries outside the EU not ensuring an adequate level of protection for the data