Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’
Company’s work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents. The documents reveal a much clearer […]
US
Most companies not yet compliant with CCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became effective on January 1, 2020, but according to major news sources most companies […]
California Will Be Key Battleground in Tech Privacy Fight in 2020
On Jan. 1, the law—the California Consumer Privacy Act—officially took effect. But that is hardly the end of it. The […]
European tech regulator despairs over lack of enforcement
The world’s toughest privacy law proves toothless in the eyes of many critics. More than 18 months after the European […]
U.S., EU Enforcers Target Big Tech, Children’s Privacy in 2020
European and U.S. regulators are likely to ramp up enforcement of privacy laws this year, especially children’s privacy, and wrap […]
Trump signs TRACED Act
This week President Trump signed the first federal law designed to combat robocalls , giving federal agencies new abilities to […]
Advocate general will issue his view on EU data transfers tomorrow
Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe, Advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union, tomorrow will issue his opinion in […]
NSA Data Storage Poses Risk to Civil Liberties, Watchdog Says
An audit conducted by the National Security Agency inspector general raises questions about the intelligence agency’s data retention policies. The […]
Thief Stole Payroll Data for Thousands of Facebook Employees
Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook Inc. workers in the U.S. was compromised last month when a […]
TikTok to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Kids’ Data Collection Suit
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that […]
At Senate, consensus on federal law until you get to ‘private right of action’
There has been no shortage of hearings on privacy this year as U.S. Congress tries to figure out its approach […]
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s policy on collecting foreigners’ social media accounts
Free-speech advocates say in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the policy violates federal law and runs afoul of the Constitution. […]