Facebook does not know how it uses and where your data goes
Facebook engineers state in a leaked document that they do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how Facebook systems use data and where it goes.
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App Tracking Transparency circumvented
“Since App Tracking Transparency was introduced last year with iOS 14.5, every iPhone and iPad app now has to ask users whether they want to be tracked or not. However, some developers have figured out new ways to keep tracking iOS users even when they opt out of being tracked by third-party apps. A new … Read more
How do democracies spy on you?
Spyware installed after a WhatsApp message or iMessage on the phone of politicians, lawyers, and activists in order to know what they are saying, hearing, chatting, searching, etc. All types of government are buying such spying software but how to prevent that it is used in the wrong way?
670.000 Euro fine for Analyzing phone calls
The Hungarian Data Protection Authority has recently published its annual report in which it presented a case where the Authority imposed the highest fine to date of ca. EUR 670,000 (HUF 250 million). The case involved the personal data processing of a bank (acting as a data controller) which automatically analyzed the recorded audio of … Read more
Speed camera app makers accused of promoting surveillance state
The developers behind the speed camera app Speedcam Everywhere have come under fire from British users, who say the app leads to a surveillance state. The app turns smartphone users into a kind of walking speed camera. When users see or hear a car coming, they start the app and film the vehicle. The app … Read more
Bank of Ireland: Failure to report dataleaks €463,000 fine
Bank of Ireland failed to:– report dataleaks without delay;– provide sufficient detail to the DPC;– issue communications to data subjects without undue delay;– failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures. Result: €463,000 fine
Vodafone Spain almost 4 million Euros GDPR fine for loss of confidentiality related to mobile phone sim card duplicate and a lack of accountability
“Various claims are filed as a result of the issuance of duplicate SIM cards to third parties other than subscribers. As a result of the above, the holders of the telephone line are not only left without service, but the third parties access their bank accounts.” “Spanish DPA carries out research actions to analyze the … Read more
New Privacy Shield upcoming?
“The European Union has just announced reaching an agreement in principle with the US on a revived transatlantic data flows deal — potentially signalling an end to the many months of legal uncertainty that has dogged cloud services after a landmark court ruling in July 2020 which struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield. ‘We have found an agreement in … Read more
Systematically asking for copy IDs as a condition for Data Subject Access Requests is illegal
Systematically asking a copy of the ID of the data subject as a condition to send an access request is illegal, says the Belgian DPA, in accordance with the EDPB guidelines on the right to access.
Privacy and security aspects of 5G technology
This study by the European Parliamentary Research Service describes two main dimensions of 5G technology, i.e. privacy and security. The focus of this research paper is the analysis of cybersecurity risks and threats, privacy challenges and 5G technology opportunities, at the EU level and worldwide, as well as the relationship between cybersecurity risks and privacy … Read more