Clearview AI predicts 100 billion photos will give it worldwide facial recognition ability
The facial recognition company Clearview AI is telling investors it’s on track to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year.
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Google Plans to Curtail Cross-App Tracking on Android Phones
The Alphabet unit plans to continue support of the existing approach for at least two years as it follows Apple in challenging Facebook.
Groups say Greece migrant biometric data collection will violate human rights
Greece says the system will help identify undocumented migrants but HRW reports Greek police have carried out discriminatory stop and searches of migrants.
EU watchdog to probe public sector’s love affair with cloud
EDPB has kicked off its first coordinated enforcement action, taking a long, hard look at the use of cloud-based services by the public sector.
This company says it’s developing a system that can recognize your face from just your DNA
Though it almost certainly won’t work, it is a telling sign of where the field is heading.
Advertisers Demand Antitrust Probe of Google’s Ad-Tracking
Digital advertisers are seeking a wider German antitrust probe of Google’s news service, potentially deepening scrutiny of how the search engine gathers data.
European GDPR watchdog rules IAB ad-consent system unlawful
All data collected through the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) must now be deleted.
German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR
A German court has ruled that websites that embed fonts from Google servers violate GDPR, and must pay €100 in damages.
What your smart TV knows about you – and how to stop it harvesting data
Smart TVs are always gathering data about you that can be monetised. What can you opt out of – and what can you safely leave alone?
Google proposes yet another interest-based ad system
Google introduces Topics, a categorization system for serving interest-based ads.
CNIL sets parameters for processors’ reuse of data for product improvement
The guidance addresses question: when can a processor use personal data for purposes broader than just strictly providing services to the controller?
Belgian Data Protection Authority Clarifies Key Rules on Biometric Data Processing
The recommendation provides guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing biometric data.