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September 10, 2021

Nuisance calls could lead to multimillion-pound fines in UK

Multimillion-pound fines could be imposed for nuisance or fraudulent calls and texts under a proposed overhaul of the UK’s data rules.

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September 10, 2021

GDPR Fines – Trends In Enforcement

Since 2020 there has been noted an impressive rise in the amounts of GDPR fines.

September 9, 2021

How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users

WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but the company has an extensive monitoring and regularly shares information with prosecutors.

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September 8, 2021

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.

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August 8, 2021

Surveillance Startup Brings Police Tech to Neighborhoods

Law enforcement officials are encouraging private homeowners’ associations to install license plate reader cameras from startup Flock Safety. But are they really keeping neighborhoods safer?

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July 30, 2021

Israeli government raids NSO Group offices

Officials from multiple Israeli government agencies have raided today the offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group.

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July 12, 2021

NYC biometric law enters into force

New York City biometric data protection law entered into force with anticipated impacts on local businesses and restaurants.

July 1, 2021

Microsoft says a third of its government data requests have secrecy orders

The company’s customer security chief said Microsoft gets between 2,400 to 3,500 secrecy orders each year.

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June 30, 2021

Ring gave cops free cameras to build and promote surveillance network

LAPD officers “spread the word” for the startup, helping it gain market share.

June 15, 2021

Ring refuses to say how many users had video footage obtained by police

The doorbell camera maker received over 1,800 legal demands during 2020.

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May 11, 2021

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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April 26, 2021

U.S. Department of Education Opens an Investigation into Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program

The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the data-sharing practices between Florida’s Pasco County sheriff’s office and school district.

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