Consumers Want Privacy, Data Protection From Brands, Still Love Email
Consumers love email, but want their privacy respected and are much less forgiving about “creepy” ads.
Court of Justice of the EU Finds that Advertising Shown in Email Inbox is Subject to Rules on Direct Marketing
CJEU held that the display of advertising messages in an electronic inbox in a form similar to that of an actual email constitutes direct marketing, and therefore is subject to EU Member States’ rules on direct marketing.
Publisher and agency executives scrutinize email-based universal IDs
Email-based universal IDs may improve upon the cookie in some ways, but relying upon the email address can introduce privacy concerns.
ProtonMail logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities
ProtonMail has been facing criticism after a police report showed that French authorities managed to obtain the IP address of a French activist who was using it.
DuckDuckGo launches new Email Protection service to remove trackers
DuckDuckGo is launching a new email privacy service meant to stop ad companies from spying on your inbox.
Norwegian DPA fines company for accessing former employee’s e-mail inbox
The manager of the enterprise had changed the password and logged on to the complainant’s e-mail account every day for a period of six weeks after the employment had ended. Norwegian DPA found that the enterprise lacks a legal basis for accessing e-mail in this manner.
How private is your Gmail, and should you switch?
You might be surprised how much Google’s email service – and others – know about you.
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.
Why temporary email apps could disrupt identity tech and publishers’ first-party data strategies
Apps that generate fake one-time emails can create just one more disruption to publisher first-party data and identity goals.
Gaps remain in industry guidelines for email-based identity tech
Some say the proposed guidance from its biggest trade group could have gone further in advising companies on how to gain people’s consent while complying with privacy regulations.
COMB – Biggest Data Breach of All Time Explained
More than 3.2 billion unique pairs of plain text emails and passwords have been leaked for free. This makes it the largest compilation ever.
Court orders encrypted email biz Tutanota to build a backdoor in user’s mailbox
Court in Germany last month ordered Tutanota to help investigators monitor the contents of a user’s encrypted mailbox.