Pegasus: MEPs lash out at EU Commission for inaction
MEPs did not hide their bitterness at the Commission’s refusal to formally address the numerous revelations of spying enabled by Pegasus
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The EU’s Data Act: data protection must prevail to empower data subjects
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published their Joint Opinion on the proposed Data Act.
Second decision of the Austrian DPA on Google Analytics
The Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a second ruling, finding that Google’s IP anonymization is insufficient for EU – US data transfers.
Microsoft, Apple, and Google Promise to Expand Passwordless Features
The passwordless future just became closer to reality, as Microsoft, Apple, and Google pledged to make passwordless possible across operating systems.
Google’s FLoC flopped because it failed to provide privacy
FLoC’s critics were spot-on: FLoC’s privacy problems were what led Google to trade FLoC for the Topics API.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Google Play launches its own privacy ‘nutrition labels,’ following similar effort by Apple
Google Play is officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps.
Bossware is coming for almost every worker
Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent.
Privacy fears over possible use of Alexa to collect evidence
Use of emerging technologies must be legislated for, says human rights commission.
Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says
Apple’s landmark App Tracking Transparency may not be as tough as some people think.
NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK
Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action.
EP inquiry committee for Pegasus and other spyware launched
On Tuesday, Parliament’s new inquiry committee investigating the use of Pegasus and other spyware had its first meeting, electing a Chair and three Vice-Chairs.