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Germany Orders Apple & Google to Remove DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns
Germany’s data protection commissioner has called on Apple and Google to remove the AI chatbot DeepSeek from their app stores, citing...
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Oct 91 min read


European Union Fines Meta €251 Million for Data Breach on Facebook
Meta has been fined €251 million by the European Union for a data breach that occurred in 2018, affecting 29 million accounts, including...
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Sep 291 min read


Apple and Google Scan Your Images Without Warning: How to Disable It
Apple and Google have introduced features that scan images on your device without your knowledge or consent. Apple pioneered with visual...
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Sep 81 min read


Children’s Code evaluation report released by ICO
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office released its required review and post transition assessment of the Children's Code. The report...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read


Facebook whistleblower claims that social media companies evade responsibility for harms caused
In his new book, former Facebook data scientist Francis Haugen asserts that social media companies, including Facebook, are not being...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read


ICO has developed guidance to help organizations implement Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office advises organizations to adopt privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) for sharing personal...
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Sep 17, 20231 min read


WhatsApp’s new privacy features
Meta released two new privacy features for WhatsApp. One of the features consist in “Silence Unknown Callers” which gives the user the...
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Aug 26, 20231 min read


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?...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read


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...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read


Police reprimanded by ICO for recording more than 200 thousand calls
ICO, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office, reprimanded Surrey Police and Sussex Police for recording and saving more than 200,000...
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May 28, 20231 min read


ICO concerns over facial recognition in school canteens
A letter concerning the use of facial recognition technology in nine school canteens was sent by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read


Holiday tech devices further commercial surveillance
Gizmodo reported that shopping for devices during this holiday season may lead to personal data leak. 75 of the most popular gifts...
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Jan 5, 20231 min read


Bairro Alto with renewed video surveillance until 2025
Diário da República published three days ago that the authorization for the video surveillance system in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, was renewed...
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Nov 7, 20221 min read


Japanese worker loses USB stick with entire city’s personal data
After a night out with friends, Japanese worker loses USB flash drive which contains personal data of every resident of Amagasaki,...
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Jun 27, 20221 min read


A Tor service is being launched by Twitter for more secure and private tweeting
Twitter is launching an optimized version of its site as a Tor onion service, an optimization for a more private and secure network. Alec...
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May 7, 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


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


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


Use of bodycams by the police is approved by the parliament
The law proposed by the government which uses video surveillance by security forces was approved Friday, November 19th, by the Assembly...
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Dec 2, 20211 min read
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