Google calls for a secure ‘data transfer framework’ between the US and EU
The tech giant wants government agencies to establish new rules for data transfers between nations.
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Austrian Supervisory Authority Finds that Website Deploying Google Analytics Carried out Unlawful Transfers to the US
The Austrian DPA found that a website that implemented the free version of Google analytics violated the GDPR’s rules on international data transfers.
US warns hundreds of millions of devices at risk from newly revealed software vulnerability
Hundreds of millions of devices around the world could be exposed to a newly revealed software vulnerability.
You Use A US-based Sub Processor, You Lose, German Court says
If you use a U.S.-based sub processor (even for data processed in the EU), you lose, the German administrative court of Wiesbaden said in an interim decision.
The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users
The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements.
FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps
FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services.
Legal Cases and Privacy Rulings Aim to Curtail Facial Biometrics
Decisions in the UK and Australia, and lawsuits in the United States, could force facial-recognition providers to remove data from their machine-learning models.
LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying
Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages.
Some clarification for EU data transfers on the horizon
The European Commission’s Bruno Gencarelli offers some clarity and updates on the state of EU data transfers at the IAPP Data Protection Congress 2021.
‘Dark patterns’: Regulators eye tech tricks that hurt consumers
Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, state regulators and others are lining up for a possible crackdown on auto-renewals and other potentially deceptive practices.
U.S. Treasury Is Buying Private App Data to Target People
The department will use controversial firm Babel Street to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers, raising constitutional concerns.
This top E.U. official wants to team up with U.S. regulators to take on the tech titans
Didier Reynders, E.U. Commissioner for Justice, wants to swap notes with U.S. regulators.