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September 13, 2024

New Germal Law Aims to Cut Cookie Banners and Enhance User Experience

New German law reduces cookie banners, allowing users to store consent preferences permanently for a better online experience.

Person typing on a Dell laptop with a Google search page open. A smartphone and pen are on the right side. A small pot of flowers is on the left. The person wears a denim jacket, and two fingers have small tattoos. The setting is indoors with a marble table surface.

January 7, 2024

Google Starts Eliminating Cookies (so only they can track you)

. While third-party cookies will bid farewell, Google will still track user activity using new methods that prioritize privacy.

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November 1, 2023

Face Search Engine PimEyes Blocks Searches of Children’s Faces

PimEyes, a public face search engine, has implemented measures to block searches of children’s faces in response to privacy concerns.

December 23, 2022

Search engines must remove manifestly inaccurate information, court rules

Top EU court decided that search engine must de-list information that is proved as manifestly inaccurate.

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October 31, 2022

Can a new form of cryptography solve the internet’s privacy problem?

Techniques which allow the sharing of data whilst keeping it secure may revolutionise fields from healthcare to law enforcement.

October 19, 2022

Rights holders can’t require ISPs to send warnings to users

A Dutch Court of Appeal held that an Internet service provider could not be mandated to link IP addresses with user data to send them warnings.

A person in a white lab coat with a blue stethoscope around their neck is holding and using a smartphone. The person's face is not visible, and they are wearing a checkered shirt underneath the coat. The focus is on the hands and phone, suggesting engagement in a task.

June 13, 2022

What can browser history inadvertently reveal about a person’s health?

The researchers are mapping third-party tracking across the online health ecosystem to see possible implications for ad targeting, credit scores, insurance coverage, and more.

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May 31, 2022

Belgian Supervisory Authority Sanctions News Media Company for Violating Cookie Rules

The GBA found that in the case of the news media company not all elements of valid consent were present.

May 1, 2022

Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.

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April 20, 2022

Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms

The landmark web scraping case was bounced back to the Ninth Circuit by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Illustration of a large transparent lock overlaying a digital globe with binary code (ones and zeros) on it. Two computer monitors are on either side of the globe against a gradient blue background, symbolizing cybersecurity and data protection.

March 18, 2022

What Does the “Connection Not Private” Warning Really Mean?

How to decide when it’s safe to proceed, and what’s at risk if you do.

March 11, 2022

UK makes changes to the Online Safety Bill to tackle scams and fraud

Government makes changes to the Online Safety Bill to tackle scams and fraud.

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