The FTC revealed that major social media and streaming platforms, like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, engage in large-scale user surveillance for profit. The investigation found that these companies collect and monetize vast amounts of personal data. This raises serious privacy concerns, especially for children. The report highlights how these companies’ reliance on targeted ads drives … Read more
Victims of Finland’s largest psychotherapy data breach are seeking higher compensation. In 2020, a hacker stole sensitive information from 40,000 clients of Vastaamo, including patient records, and used it for extortion. While the Finnish government has offered compensation ranging from €500 to €1500, lawyers argue that this is insufficient, given the severe privacy violations the … Read more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has fined Clearview AI over €30 million for illegally scraping facial images from the internet. Despite previous fines from other European regulators, Clearview continued its violations, amassing a database of 30 billion facial images for use in law enforcement. The AP emphasized that Clearview violated the GDPR by creating … Read more