DMA: significant additions made it into the final text
The long-waited final text for the Digital Markets Act contains some unexpected last-minute changes.
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Spanish DPA imposes a 900,000€ fine for mobile phone sim card swap
AEPD imposed a 900,000€ fine on Telefónica Móviles España for a loss of confidentiality related to SIM Swapping.
Data portability in the EU: An obscure data subject right
Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.
Online data brokers: ‘What they can buy is pretty troubling’
John Oliver took aim at the dark art of data brokers, raising the alarm on unregulated practices that many internet users are unaware of.
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Rules Despite Industry Criticism
Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.
Apple iOS privacy clampdown ‘did little’ to reduce tracking
Double-standard rules have strengthened iGiant’s gatekeeper power.
Google Bans Dozens of Apps Containing Illicit Data-Harvesting Software
Everything from the weather to prayer apps were found to contain hidden code that could harvest a user’s location, email address, phone number and more.
DSA: France seeks compromise on targeted advertising, marketplaces, systemic risks
the French Presidency of the European Council proposed a compromise on some critical issues of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the other member states.
Security experts fear the DMA will break WhatsApp encryption
For messaging apps, that would mean letting end-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp mingle with less secure protocols like SMS.
UK proposes rules to protect against anonymous online trolls
The two new duties will require service providers to give users the ability to block anonymous trolls and opt out of seeing harmful content.
Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’
The College of Policing published a guide for police officers to make sure use of live facial recognition technology is ‘legal and ethical’.
Google maneuvers toward new user-tracking norms
The future of the user-tracking landscape for advertising technology companies was supposed to be cleared up this year.