technology

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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

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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.

November 25, 2022

Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption

The UK Online Safety Bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow UK residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online.

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November 25, 2022

EU legislators chase compromise on ePrivacy Regulation

After months of stagnating debates on the ePrivacy Regulation, EU lawmakers and diplomats have moved on.

November 17, 2022

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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