Websites for mental health crisis resources across the country—which promise anonymity for visitors, many of whom are at a desperate moment in their lives—have been quietly sending sensitive visitor data to Facebook
he UK is now the first country with Associate status in the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum, opening up opportunities for international collaboration on data transfers.
CJEU has issued a ruling that could impact Meta’s ability to track user data across its platforms without explicit consent.
British police shared sensitive data collected from individuals reporting sexual offences and domestic abuse crimes on their websites with Facebook for targeted advertising.
Norway’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, has threatened to fine Meta Platforms $100,000 per day for privacy breaches and illegal data harvesting for targeted advertising.
Amid concerns over data protection compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Meta has postponed the launch of its new app, Threads, within the EU.
Garante has issued a request for information to TikTok in response to reports detailing possible breaches by former executives.
French Senate convened to interrogate two representatives of TikTok France.
US and UK announced their intent to forge a data bridge between the two countries.
Europe struggled with inadequate sharing of information when combating terrorism. Now the fear led to excessive sharing of data and potential breaches of privacy.
The Dutch consumer rights groups are fighting Google to cease their collection and sale of users’ data without their express consent.
ICO is taking steps to ensure that data protection laws are upheld when using AI.