Berlin Court Rules against LinkedIn’s Tracking Policies
LinkedIn has been prohibited by the Berlin Regional Court from ignoring “do-not-track” signals and from activating default settings that make profiles visible on other platforms.
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Apple Faces Critics Over Its Privacy Policies
Developers claimed that Apple was tracking users’ every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabling the function.
Mobile-App Privacy Nutrition Labels Missing Key Ingredients for Success
Android and iOS privacy labels confuse developers and end users.
TikTok privacy update in Europe confirms China staff access to data as GDPR probe continues
TikTok for the first time in its privacy policy for the first time names China as one of several third countries where user data can be remotely accessed from.
Google Play launches its own privacy ‘nutrition labels,’ following similar effort by Apple
Google Play is officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps.
Android’s app store privacy section starts rolling out today
Users will start seeing information about what data apps collect and why.
Polish Regulator to Investigate Apple’s Privacy Policy
Apple faces an investigation in Poland over whether its new rules on privacy and personal data processing for iOS devices violate competition law
Twitter Bans Sharing of Private People’s Photos, Videos Without Consent
Users will no longer be able to share private media, such as photos and videos, of another person without their permission, a move aimed at improving privacy and security.
How Big Tech turns privacy laws into privacy theater.
Companies like to tell us that they “care” about our privacy or that our “privacy is important” to them, but the truth is different.
WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine
WhatsApp is rewriting policies to comply with regulator demands after being issued an enormous fine.
Do privacy “nutrition” labels stop us from eating the burger?
Google will require its app developers share information about what data their apps collect and for what purpose.
Google Will Require All Apps on the Play Store to Have a Privacy Policy Starting in April 2022
The new requirement is part of ongoing changes to help increase safety, security, and transparency for apps on the Play Store.