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Microsoft pronounces on Ukraine’s cyberattacks which are “raising serious concerns”
Some hours before Russia’s invasion, Microsoft detected a new “offensive and destructive” software attack. These cyberattacks have been...
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Apr 6, 20221 min read


Google announces changes in Android to promote user privacy
It was announced by Google that over the next few years it will be modified the Android user identification tool so that there is a...
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Apr 2, 20221 min read


Dutch DPA charges DPG Media 525,000 euro penalty
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (the Netherlands’ data protection authority) fined DPG Media 525,000 euros for violating the minimisation...
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Mar 28, 20221 min read


Facebook provides users with an additional security feature due to the military conflict in Ukraine
Followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement stating a military operation in Ukraine, Facebook launched a new feature in...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read


Encrypted Offline Services used by Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion
TechCrunch and Apptopia reported that, in order to follow the news and information, Ukrainians have been downloading offline maps,...
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Mar 17, 20221 min read


Impresa group incident
Due to the security incident that occurred at the Impresa group, the National Data Protection Authority is investigating the breach of...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read


According to the Austrian DPA, Google Analytics violates the EU GDPR
It was reported by Euractiv that according to Austria’s Data Protection Authority, the use of Google Analytics violates the European...
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Feb 28, 20221 min read


Data transfer without cookies can be authorised by Google’s technology
MediaPost reported that a web browser system granted to Google can now authorise the transfer of data enclosed by a network without using...
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Feb 23, 20221 min read


Privacy evolution in 2022 - what’s to expect?
Goodwin Partner and IAPP’s senior fellow, Omer Tene, launch a blog post predicting privacy’s evolution in 2022. Regulatory expectations...
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Feb 17, 20221 min read


German police are using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses
GB News reports that police in Germany have been using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses for their investigation and are being...
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Feb 13, 20221 min read


Google explains some facts about its data privacy
Product management director, Russell Ketchum, explains the Google Analytics service due to a complaint on it violating the EU General...
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Feb 6, 20221 min read


Online third-party data sharing intensifies due to the pandemic
Niam Yaraghi, nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Technology Innovation, and research assistant Samantha Lai published their...
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Feb 3, 20221 min read


Transferring personal data harmlessly from the European Union to the Republic of Korea
The adequacy decision for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the Republic of Korea has been adopted under the...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read


CNPD notices flaws in early voting
It was allowed that the registration by third parties in the Early Voting Portal was authorized. However, the National Data Protection...
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Jan 21, 20221 min read


Lisbon City Council fined 1.2 million euros in the Russiagate case
Fine imposed by the National Data Protection Commission in the Russiagate case. According to the current presidency of the municipality,...
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Jan 18, 20221 min read


Google and Apple fined by 10 million by Italy’s regulator
Autorita Garante della Concorrenza and del Mercato (Italy’s authority) fined Google and Apple 10 million euros for violating the...
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Dec 21, 20211 min read


Twitter bans sharing private information without individuals' consent
The Wall Street Journal reported that the social network has said it will ban the sharing of images and videos from private people...
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Dec 20, 20211 min read


Privacy in the Holiday season
Gold, incense, and myrrh don't raise big privacy issues. But this Christmas, when you decide what to buy, you may have to consider more...
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Dec 18, 20211 min read


What is the GDPR?
The European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), regulates the processing by a company, an individual or an...
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Dec 9, 20211 min read


Brussels BRUVAX platform has access to the population's vaccination data
According to The Brussels Times, the Brussels Bruvax vaccination platform allows its employees to access the vaccination data of...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
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