Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans
Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.
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Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime
Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’, except when necessary n judicial investigations or the fight against crime.
Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk
Twitter’s lead regulator in the EU is on its case after the resignation of senior staff in charge of security and privacy compliance.
Safety of property can be a legitimate interest for GPS tracking
The Slovenian DPA confirmed that providing safety of property can be in a legitimate interest of the data controller, but but must be appropriate and necessary.
“Voice biomarker” tech analyzes your voice for signs of depression
New AI systems can tell if you “sound” mentally or physically unwell.
Dutch money laundering amendments to prompt greater AI use in transaction monitoring
Proposed amendments to the Dutch anti money laundering law will enable more banks to combine and analyse their customers’ payment data.
Mobile-App Privacy Nutrition Labels Missing Key Ingredients for Success
Android and iOS privacy labels confuse developers and end users.
Dutch MEP says illegal spyware ‘a grave threat to democracy’
European Commission wears ‘velvet gloves’ when dealing with spyware used on citizens, says chief of inquiry on hacking software such as Pegasus.
MEPs discuss Artificial Intelligence definition, governance
The definition of Artificial Intelligence and how the new EU’s rulebook for this emerging technology will be implemented is the focus of a political meeting.
Apple Apps Track You Even With Privacy Protections on
An independent test suggests Apple collects data about you and your phone when its own settings promise to “disable the sharing of Device Analytics altogether.”
Global data privacy regulators set resolution on facial recognition at annual meeting
Data privacy regulators agree to a resolution that personal information should be used for facial recognition only in accordance with a set of six principles.
125k people scanned by police cameras in London resulting in just nine arrrests
Facial recognition cameras have scanned the faces of more than 125,000 people in London in a little over a year, but resulted in just nine arrrests.