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Spanish and Portuguese Data Protection Authorities Express Concerns Over Escalating Digital Violence
The National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) of Portugal and the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) have issued alarming statements...
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Apr 5, 20241 min read
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Google implements a feature to remove sensitive images from search results
According to The Guardian, Google has revised its guidelines regarding explicit personal images, enabling users to request their removal...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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TikTok is developing a tool for sharing adtech data
According to Business Insider, TikTok is in the process of developing an advertising technology solution with a strong focus on privacy....
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Privacy standards in mobile applications lag behind in the digital evolution
Brian Chen, in his article for The New York Times' Tech Fix, analyzes how privacy measures of long-established mobile apps are...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Dec 10, 20231 min read
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The police in Northern Ireland disclosed the names of 10,000 officers
According to a report by the BBC, the Police Service of Northern Ireland unintentionally disclosed the names, ranks, and locations of...
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Dec 8, 20231 min read
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Meta expands the use of cryptography across its services
Meta has revealed that its privacy-focused data lookup tool, which relies on cryptography, will now encompass passwords and various other...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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Data Protection Authority in the Czech Republic evaluating the use of facial recognition technology
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, known as Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, is conducting an evaluation of the deployment...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Broadening the scope of testing for end-to-end encryption within Messenger
Meta has revealed that millions of Facebook Messenger accounts will have the opportunity to experiment with end-to-end encryption for...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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Worldwide alert regarding the practice of scraping data from social media platforms
Global data protection authorities, such as the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's Office, released a joint statement highlighting the...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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Denmark seeks to strengthen data protection for children
Reuters reports that the Danish government aims to raise data protection standards for children. Proposed changes include increasing the...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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G7 authorities highlight privacy and data protection issues related to generative AI
G7 data protection and privacy authorities have issued a draft statement acknowledging the potential risks to privacy and human rights...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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Tesla warning security camera risks in Germany
Reuters reported Tesla warning data privacy risks by the vehicle’s security cameras in Germany. It was alleged that Tesla misled...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Health board following data breach is reprimanded by ICO
A formal reprimand to the NHS Highland health board was issued for a data breach of individuals likely to be accessing HIV services. ICO...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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Tesla employees reportedly shared videos captured by cameras on customers' cars
“Highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras” in an internal messaging system were circulated by former Tesla...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data
Attention all companies transferring personal data! Are you aware of the Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data?...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Digital marketing company was fined 300K euros
The Garante, Italy’s data protection authority, fined a digital marketing company 300K euros for processing users’ data illegally for...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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First draft of the Model Contractual Clauses adopted
The 108+ Convention Committee adopted at its last plenary meeting on 14-16 June the first draft of the Model Contractual Clauses for...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Meta fined millionaire fine for EU data breach
Meta once again fined 5,5 million euro fine for violating the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). WhatsApp...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Jan 24, 20231 min read
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INE fined 4.3 million euros by the National Data Protection Commission for violating the Census
The National Statistics Institution (INE) violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the scope of the Census 2021...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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CNPD applies first fine for failure to nominate a data protection officer
CNPD applies a fine of 170 thousand euros and two reprimands to the Municipality of Setúbal regarding the processing of data on Ukrainian...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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