Tech chiefs ask US Congress to pass consumer privacy law
Bosses from 51 firms in total – including Salesforce, IBM and Amazon – spoke at a business roundtable recently, where […]
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Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties […]
Startup HiQ Labs may collect data from people’s LinkedIn profiles, court rules
Company called HiQ Labs wins court OK to scrape profiles on LinkedIn for data about people’s lives and connections. LinkedIn […]
US authorities impose $170m fine on YouTube for data privacy violation
YouTube has been hit with a record-breaking $170m (£139m) fine by regulators in the US for breaking children’s data privacy […]
YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Google $150 million to $200 million to settle accusations that its YouTube […]
EU-US launch talks on e-evidence access
EU member states have approved a mandate for the European Commission to launch international negotiations with the U.S. to speed […]
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 […]
Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the US
The Pentagon has 25 mass surveillance balloons that can monitor and track individual vehicles as they travel across states. The […]
Democratic senator introduces bill limiting use of voter data by political campaigns
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would limit the use of voter data by political campaigns. […]
Moran Tees Up Data Privacy Bill As Senate Effort Splinters
A bipartisan pair of senators has drafted a data privacy bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission more enforcement […]
Capitol One Breach Sets Record
Capitol One bank announced that a criminal hacker stole the personal information of 106 million people who had applied for […]
New bill could ban facial recognition in public housing
The No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act is expected to be introduced this week. The bill would prohibit the use […]