Discord is changing how its public communities are found online. From November 16th, the platform plans to automatically create Server Web Pages for all Discoverable Servers. Discord describes these as “the most public spaces on Discord”, and they have at least 1,000 members. According to the platform, there are more than 63,000 of them. The … Read more
EU member states have backed a GDPR amendment that would classify training AI models on personal data of European citizens as a “legitimate interest”. This would make it much easier for AI companies to use such data. The Council agreed to the proposal last week. The European Commission proposed the change last year to simplify … Read more
De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens staat de Belastingdienst toe om in uitzonderlijke gevallen bijzondere persoonsgegevens te verwerken. Deze data mag specifiek worden ingezet voor bias- en fairness-onderzoek naar geautomatiseerde selectiesystemen. Het hoofddoel van deze maatregel is om discriminatie door algoritmen effectief te kunnen opsporen en corrigeren. Dit markeert een interessante verschuiving binnen het domein van verantwoorde en … Read more
Cyberattackers have stolen personal data belonging to 8.7 million customers of three major UK airports. The breach affects Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, exposing emails, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes. The compromised information came from services including parking, lounges, Fast Track bookings and airport Wi-Fi. Manchester Airport Group temporarily disabled its “Manage My … Read more
A new US Supreme Court ruling questions the independence of the FTC, undermining a key legal pillar of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) according to privacy group noyb. Max Schrems argues that the European Commission relied on the FTC’s independence hundreds of times, meaning the legal basis for unrestricted EU-US personal data transfers has … Read more
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court confirmed that DerStandard’s “Pay or Okay” model breaches the GDPR. Users had to either accept tracking by hundreds of third parties or pay a subscription. Authorities ruled that this coercive model invalidates consent, which must be free and specific. Real consent rates drop to 1–7% when asked transparently, but the … Read more