Max Schrems Files GDPR Complaints with French DPA on Cookie Use
European privacy advocacy group None of your business (NOYB)—led by Max Schrems—announced it had filed three formal complaints with the […]
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Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s policy on collecting foreigners’ social media accounts
Free-speech advocates say in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the policy violates federal law and runs afoul of the Constitution. […]
FISA reauthorization: What will Europe think?
US Congress is considering permanently reauthorizing four provisions, two of which are unused, of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that […]
DHS May Require U.S. Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave […]
Quebec Will Force Uber to Share Trip Location Data
Privacy advocates are concerned that the new law can paint an unsettling picture of people’s movements in Quebec. A new […]
Google to let sites block personalized ads under California privacy law
Websites and apps using Google’s advertising tools will be able to block personalized ads to internet users in California and […]
The NSA says it stopped tracking cellphone locations without a warrant
Last year the Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that a search warrant is required for law enforcement to […]
Amid privacy backlash, China’s DJI unveils drone-to-phone tracking
China’s DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone maker, said it is developing technology that would allow the public to track […]
The Risks Of Law Enforcement Use Of Facial Recognition Software
Facial recognition is truly a one-of-a-kind technology — and we should treat it as such. Our faces are central to […]
Mass surveillance fears as India readies facial recognition system
As India prepares to install a nationwide facial recognition system in an effort to catch criminals and find missing children, […]
China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide
New, more sophisticated attacks are targeting Uighurs’ phones — even iPhones and even abroad, security researchers say. They warn that […]
Spanish DPA fines company for the cookie policy with 30,000 euros
The Spanish Data Protection Authority fined the company Vueling for the cookie policy used on its website with 30,000 euros […]