Apple blocked 1.6 millions apps from defrauding users in 2021
In 2021 App Review team stopped more than 1.6 million risky or vulnerable apps and updates from landing on the App Store and potentially defrauding users.
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German Federal Office for Information Security Publishes Security Requirements for Healthcare Apps
German Federal Office for Information Security published technical guidelines on security requirements for healthcare apps.
Apple App Store Adtech Targeted by German Antitrust Probe
Apple’s tracking crackdown wasn’t only about protecting users—it was about beefing up its own business, German authorities say.
Retailers using facial recognition technology to crack down on theft
Consumer group says use of technology at major retailers is ‘completely inappropriate and unnecessary’.
UK Government responds to Data Reform Bill consultation
Westminster claims its new data laws will boost British benefits, protect consumers, and seize the ‘benefits’ of Brexit.
New Privacy Framework for IoT Devices Gives Users Control Over Data Sharing
Researchers propose a new privacy framework for IoT devices, dubbed Peekaboo, that gives users control over what data can be collected and shared.
Can European Regulators Stop Clearview AI?
The company’s methods declared illegal in multiple jurisdictions-most recently in the UK. But do European regulators actually have any power to stop it?
AI regulation filled with thousands of amendments in the European Parliament
Each political group of the European Parliament submitted a few hundred amendments to the upcoming AI Act, setting the tone for future discussions.
Why the search for a privacy-preserving data sharing mechanism is failing
A newpaper argues that many promises around privacy-preserving mechanisms will never be fulfilled and we need to accept these inherent limits.
Dutch intelligence service using controversial Israeli hacking software
Dutch intelligence service AIVD uses controversial hacking software from the Israeli company NSO Group.
Dutch public sector gets green light to use Google Workspace
Data Protection Impact Assessment merely a ‘standard step’.
Audit of 9 government algorithms finds 6 do not meet basic requirements
The Netherlands Court of Audit found that 3 out of 9 algorithms it audited 6 did not met all the basic requirements and exposed the government to various risks.