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Four people are in a modern meeting room with wooden seating. Two sit facing each other, wearing masks, with two large screens displaying video call participants. The room features exposed ceilings and industrial design elements. A small round table with a conferencing device is centered.

May 14, 2021

Google’s Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls

The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope with workplace sensibilities changed by the pandemic.

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May 12, 2021

Japan’s Rikunabi Scandal Shows The Dangers of Privacy Law Loopholes

Ddata privacy scandal in Japan involving Rikunabi—a major job-seeking platform that calculated and sold companies algorithmic scores which predicted how likely individual job applicants would decline a job offer—has underscored how users’ behavioral data can be used against their best interests.

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May 12, 2021

Google Play to Require Android App Data Privacy and Security Disclosures

Beginning in the second quarter of 2022, developers submitting new apps and app updates to the Google Play store will be required to disclose certain information regarding their apps’ data collection, use, sharing and security practices.

May 11, 2021

Twitter’s Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable

Sending its users to PayPal has created all sorts of problems that Twitter should have caught ahead of time.

May 10, 2021

How private is your Gmail, and should you switch?

You might be surprised how much Google’s email service – and others – know about you.

A person is using a laptop displaying analytics data, including a pie chart, line graphs, and bar charts. Their hands are on the keyboard. Beside the laptop, there is a smartphone and a pair of eyeglasses on the table. The setting appears to be a workspace.

May 10, 2021

How expansion of privacy laws, adtech standards limits third-party data use for retargeting

How the expansion of data privacy laws and advertising technology standards limits companies’ ability to use third-party data for retargeting.

A white security camera mounted on a black wall, angled downward. The camera is cylindrical with a dark, rounded front that houses the lens. The wall has subtle blue dots in the background.

May 10, 2021

In Moscow, Big Brother Is Watching and Recognizing Protesters

Police tapped the surveillance system to identify and detain dozens of people who attended last week’s protests in the Russian capital in support of jailed Kremlin foe Alexey Navalny.

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May 7, 2021

Privacy Chiefs Say Patchwork Data Laws Mean Lawyers Must Work Alongside Engineers

Ensuring compliance with data protection laws has become so complicated that companies must make room for regulatory and ethics experts in product engineering processes.