YouTube and TikTok track users’ personal data more than any other social media apps. A recent study found that YouTube, which is owned by Google, mostly collects your personal data for its own purposes — like tracking your online search history, or even your location, to serve you relevant ads. But TikTok, which is owned … Read more
The privacy setting that Apple implemented in iOS last year will cause a $10 billion drop in revenue this year, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, expects. “We believe the impact of iOS will be a headwind for our business this year,” CFO Dave Wehner said in a meeting with analysts after the company released … Read more
On May 24, 2021, a telephone conversation with an employee of the claimed entity was recorded without any informed consent and not following the principle of data minimization. . Through an email sent by the representative, he learned that his conversation was recorded, a fact he was not informed about. On November 15, 2021, the … Read more
Belgian DPA decision emphasizes on a lack of an appropriate legal basis for processing and transfer to ad tech partners, insufficient information to users, general non-compliance with regard to data protection by design and accountability. Concretely this means:– Ban on use of legitimate interest– Obligation to assess parties that connect to the ad network for … Read more
Four US states have sued Google for illegally collecting location data. According to the attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Texas, Washington and Indiana, the tech company misled and manipulated users into accessing their location data, including making it nearly impossible to stop location tracking. According to the indictment, since at least 2014, Google … Read more
Italian energy company Enel Energia has been fined 26.5 million euros by the Italian privacy regulator for violating the GDPR. According to the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (GPDP), the energy company has unlawfully processed the personal data of millions of people for marketing purposes. The GPDP launched an investigation into Enel Energia … Read more
This week, an attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) server stole the personal and confidential data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable” individuals, the organization said in a statement. These include people separated from their families and families due to migration, disasters and conflicts, missing persons and their families and people … Read more
Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, which allows customers to complete their shopping without scanning a single product, or having to go through a checkout. To enter the ALDI supermarket in London, customers must first install the Aldi Shop&Go app and create a corresponding account. Access to the supermarket can be obtained via the … Read more
A Spanish company has received a GDPR fine of 9,000 Euros for posting an employee’s photo on its own company website, Facebook and Instagram without his permission. The employee asked his employer to remove the image, but he refused. The company claimed it had been granted permission, even though it could not prove it. The … Read more
Apple unleashing its ‘nutrition label’-style Privacy Labels, Surfshark has combed through the privacy policies of over 200 apps to find out which collect the most data and which collect the least.Key Findings are:– On average, social media apps and food delivery apps collect the most data.– Browsers and image editing apps collect the least.– The … Read more