technology

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January 28, 2023

Does the European Parliament use Facial Recognition Technology?

European Parliament had tendered for CCTV cameras that were equipped with facial recognition technology.

A person wearing a striped shirt interacts with a digital holographic interface displaying various infographics. This includes bar graphs, line charts, and circular diagrams. The visuals are overlaid on a translucent world map, suggesting global data analysis.

January 26, 2023

Swedish presidency tries to close in on the Data Act

New compromise on the Data Act touching on scope, trade secrets, business-to-government (B2G) data access, international transfers, and compensation, etc.

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January 9, 2023

Meta to appeal €390m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches

Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR.

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January 6, 2023

French CNIL Finds GDPR Not Applicable to a US Company Providing a Browser Extension

French DPA closed down an investigation against a US company providing a browser extension, after finding that its activities were not subject to the GDPR.

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January 5, 2023

Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban

Campaigners concerned that ‘same racist technology used to repress Uyghurs is being marketed in Britain’.

A person's hand extends toward a smartphone lying screen-up on a white surface. The phone displays a large white fingerprint on a blue background, symbolizing biometric security or fingerprint scanning. The image suggests unlocking the phone using a fingerprint.

January 5, 2023

Biometrics are even less accurate than we thought

Biometrics are supposed to be a fundamental pillar of modern authentication but many biometric implementations are wildly inaccurate.

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December 20, 2022

UK Government Publishes New Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers

Tthe UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) published a voluntary Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers.

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December 19, 2022

AI photography is taking over social media. Why are some concerned about privacy?

Lensa is transforming selfies into virtual avatars that many have shared online.

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December 11, 2022

France’s Mr. Privacy turns cybersnooper

How the disgraced co-founder of France’s answer to Google moved into the murky world of cybersurveillance.

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December 7, 2022

Council adopts common position on Artificial Intelligence Act

Artificial Intelligence Act: Council calls for promoting safe AI that respects fundamental rights.

November 30, 2022

Microsoft 365 faces darkening GDPR compliance clouds after German report

German DPAs has found Microsoft has still not been able to resolve any of its cloud-based 365 productivity products compliance problems they’ve raised with it

A man with short hair and a slight smile is facing forward. There is a digital overlay on his face displaying facial recognition features, with lines and points marking facial geometry. To the left, the word "PROCESSING" is shown above a progress bar. The background is blurred.

November 28, 2022

Facial recognition technology ‘inappropriate for policing,’ say privacy rights advocates

Irish Council for Civil Liberties and academics raise concerns about plans for law to enable technology that is banned for policing in other countries.

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