Facial recognition developed by Clearview AI likely illegal in Europe
The European Data Protection Board warned that Clearview AI’s technology is likely to be illegal in Europe. Clearview AI’s software […]
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Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
Apple said this week that it declined to implement 16 new web technologies (Web APIs) in Safari because they posed […]
Tiktok to transfer data control to UK arm ahead of Brexit
Tiktok has said it will be moving ownership of its users’ data in Europe to local subsidiaries, in a boost […]
São Paulo subway facial recognition system slammed over user data security and privacy
A new surveillance system is deemed “inefficient and dangerous” as it fails to protect the personal information of 4 million […]
Coronavirus opens door to company surveillance of workers
Privacy advocates warn of a slippery slope toward “normalizing” new levels of employer surveillance. Employers are rushing to use digital […]
Bill to Ban Face Surveillance Introduced in US Congress
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) […]
The CNIL Can’t Legally Forbid Cookie Walls Under GDPR
France’s highest administrative court has ruled that the country’s data protection authority, the CNIL, does not have the right to […]
Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan […]
EU to pay 300 million EUR for face and fingerprint recognition
The European Union has awarded a major contract for a new fingerprint and face recognition system. A consortium consisting of […]
PwC facial recognition tool criticised for home working privacy invasion
Accounting giant PwC has come under fire for the development of a facial recognition tool that logs when employees are […]
Attorney General pens letters to Apple, Google urging them to protect consumer privacy on COVID-19 tracing apps
Attorney General Letitia James is calling on two major tech companies to protect consumer information and privacy as New Yorkers […]
Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
One of the first national coronavirus contacts-tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the […]