In the past two weeks, more than 1200 citizens have called European Members to convince them to vote against the proposed new copyright rules. They did this via the website Pledge2019.eu, a campaign website. With less than two weeks to go to the final vote only the European Parliament can stop the upload filter. On … Read more
In 2018, 25% of their parents said they were worried about children giving out details to inappropriate people online – a rise from 18% the previous year. Children aged four to seven are now being targeted in a new online video campaign from the National Crime Agency (NCA). The series of videos called Jessie & … Read more
Digital billboards in shopping areas in Australia record customers’ reactions to advertisements tailored to them, but not in accordance with the GDPR. Who is safeguarding the Australians’ privacy? Face detection makes it possible to distuingish f.e. age, gender and mood. The French manufacturer emphasizes that all data collected remains anonymous and that they are using … Read more
Surveillance capitalism has implications for our economy, the prospects of a market democracy, privacy and the future of capitalism itself. It transforms society in ways that are profoundly anti-human and anti-democratic and all for the sake of surveillance revenues. The future of surveillance capitalism has to be fought against, but first understanding is needed. Shoshana … Read more
Smart glasses are wearable computers with a mobile Internet connection that are worn like glasses or that are mounted on regular glasses. They allow to display information in the user’s view field and to capture information from the physical world using e.g. camera, microphone and GPS receiver for augmented-reality (AR) application. Most of the privacy … Read more
Germany is exploring stricter security requirements which may prevent Huawei products being used in its 5G network. Many countries have pushed against the involvement of the Chinese technology firm in their 5G networks over security concerns. The networks represent the next big wave of mobile infrastructure. In a statement, Huawei said it sees “no rational … Read more
A top court adviser, Maciej Szpunar, for the EU has said that Google can limit the “right to be forgotten” to internet searches made within the European Union. In 2016 Google was fined by France’s privacy watchdog CNIL for failing to delist sensitive information beyond the borders of the EU. Szpunar’s opinion is “The fundamental … Read more
For the European Union Institutions and Bodies these Guidelines provide recommendations and indicate best practices to implement accountability for personal data protection by helping to assess and manage the risks for data protection, privacy and other fundamental rights of individuals in case of a personal data breach. The Guidelines describe: – What a personal data … Read more
Facebook has been fined €10m by Italian authorities for misleading users over its data practices such as: – Misleading users in the sign-up process about the extent to which the data they provide would be used for commercial purposes. – Emphasising only the free nature of the service, without informing users of the “profitable ends … Read more
Wifi tracking is subject to strict privacy rules and is therefore permitted in very few cases. This is reported by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) in response to questions about this subject. Wifi tracking is tracking people through their mobile devices. The signal from mobile phones is used to monitor groups of people. In … Read more