What today is a dataset without personal data or with anonymised data, no longer has to be that way tomorrow. Due to the wider availability of open data and new technologies, data can easily be combined with other data. For example, the dataset can change in a matter of seconds into a dataset with data … Read more
The Irish privacy regulator DPC has imposed a GDPR fine of 265 million euros, around 0.5 per leaked dataset, on Meta for a major data breach at Facebook that left the data of 533 million users on the street. Last year, Ireland’s data protection authority launched an investigation after media reported about a dataset of … Read more
German privacy regulators have ruled that the use Microsoft 365 by governments, companies and educational institutions is in violation of privacy legislation. Only by taking additional technical measures is it possible to use the software in Germany. This was the opinion of the German regulators during the Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK) that took place last week. Although … Read more
Someone is allegedly selling up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. A data sample investigated by Cybernews likely confirms this to be true.
The CNIL pronounced against the company Discord INC. a fine of 800,000 euros for failing to comply with several GDPR obligations, in particular with regard to retention periods and the security of personal data. Discord is a voice over IP (technology that allows users to chat via their microphone and/or webcam over the Internet) and … Read more
Google has settled in the United States for misleadingly obtaining location data from millions of users for an amount of $ 391 million. Forty US states participated in the lawsuit against the tech company. According to state attorneys general, Google has violated consumer law by misleading users about location settings since at least 2014. This … Read more
New research suggests that even if you disable the sharing of Device Analytics and turn on other privacy settings data is being collected by a number of Apple iPhone apps—the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, Books, and Stocks.
CNIL fined Clearview AI with €20 Million for processing data without legal basis and orders to delete data already collected Clearview AI is an US FacialRecognition company, providing software to companies, law enforcement, universities, and individuals. The company’s algorithm matches faces to a database of more than 20 billion images indexed from the Internet, including … Read more
The order will create a new body within the U.S. Department of Justice that will oversee how American national security agencies are able to access and use information from both European and U.S. citizens. It will also give new powers to the civil liberties protection officials within the U.S. Office of the Director of National … Read more
There is still no new agreement for the exchange of data between organizations in the European Union and the United States, as a result of which organziations continue to violate the GDPR, according to privacy activist Max Schrems. After the European Court of Justice declared the Privacy Shield treaty invalid in 2020, new agreements are … Read more