Google proposes new privacy and anti-fingerprinting controls for the web
Google has announced a new long-term initiative that, if fully realized, will make it harder for online marketers and advertisers […]
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Anonymisation does not work for big data
Recently, well-publicised research by data scientists at Imperial College in London and Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium as well […]
US lawmakers want limits on facial recognition funds
The House Oversight Committee is exploring legislation that would place a moratorium on government funding for “any new use or […]
Facial recognition in school renders Sweden’s first GDPR fine
The Swedish DPA has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK (approximately 20 000 euros) for using facial recognition technology to […]
EU Parliament publishes study on Blockchain and GDPR
In recent times, there has been much discussion in policy circles, academia and the private sector regarding the tension between […]
Alexa users can now disable human review of voice recordings
Amazon has given Alexa users the option to disable human review of their voice recordings, and committed to greater clarity […]
How hackers can use stolen fingerprints
Hackers could use a stolen fingerprint to break into a fairly rudimentary security system. A more advanced system might be […]
As San Diego increases use of streetlamp cameras raising surveillance concerns
Privacy groups call on elected officials to put surveillance protections in place, warn about the potential for hacking and internal […]
Joint statement on global privacy expectations of the Libra network
On August 8, representatives of the global community of data protection and privacy enforcement authorities issued a joint statement on […]
Germany investigates Google speech assistance systems
Based on recordings from whistleblowers, the media recently reported that Google’s Home Speech Assistant was used to evaluate acoustic recordings […]
New DPIA on Microsoft Office and Windows software: still privacy risks remaining
Three new DPIAs, which Privacy Company has carried out for the central Dutch government, show that Microsoft has mitigated the […]
Facebook Just Paid a $5 Billion Fine for Privacy Breaches. Now it Wants Access to Your Brain.
Facebook is building a headset that can monitor, read and translate your brainwaves and allow users to type just by […]