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reclaim your face

A new pan-European campaign seeks to bring the topic of facial recognition to the EU Commission.The roll-out of biometric surveillance…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
vodafone barcelona

Vodafone Spain was fined heavily due to multiple and repeated GDPR violations.The telecommunication services provider is making millions of unlawful…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
search

A new search engine that promises no ads and no data collection is gradually pushing forward.The cost to using the…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Besto VPN For China

China has announced that a clearly defined context of data collection restrictions will apply soon.Each app will be allowed to…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
sms

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have fixed the security gap that allowed $16 SMS hijacking.The telcos haven’t made any announcements about…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Wistron to Make Apple iPhones in India Following Ministry Approval

Apple has finally started to enforce the ATT requirements, blocking thousands of app updates.One of the infringing SDKs has already…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
surveillance

At least one out of five public entities in the United States have used Clearview AI facial recognition products.BuzzFeed News…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Italian flag

Fastweb S.p.A. fined €4.5 Million for launching marketing campaigns without any consideration to GDPR requirements.The ISP was contracting unofficial call…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
google tracking

A Chrome extension from DuckDuckGo promises to block Google’s new FLoC tracking system.This is a side effect of Google’s decision…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
montefiore medical

NY-based clinic Montefiore is circulating yet another notice of a data breach to its patients. This is again a case…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
mobile security

Several top-grade VPN products have received yet another certification to verify their security and privacy.The certification comes from the ioXt…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
airtag

Apple has released the AirTags with a rich set of features and anti-stalking measures, but are they enough?There’s a practical…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
signal anonymity mask

A Californian grand jury wants Signal to hand over the details of a user involved in a criminal investigation.The IM…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
GDPR logo

The data protection authority in Norway is readying to fine Disqus $3 million for GDPR violations.The commenting system is reportedly…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
IRS

Users who carried out a transaction over $20,000 through Kraken since 2016 will be identified.The IRS is looking to discover…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
payroll

A New York-based startup is paying people money to let them scrape their employment data.The users will receive $500 once…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
encryption backdoor

Russia wants to create a global app keys deposit that will work as escrow for justified data access.This way, terrorists…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
echelon

Echelon had a leaky API that exposed very sensitive data about all of its customers.The data security investigation also exposed…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
digital_fingerprint

Researchers have found a simple yet very effective way to create persistent identifiers on internet users.They are abusing application URL…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
wifi

Mobile operating systems have made leaps to strengthen Wi-Fi privacy, but is it enough?Researchers have conducted a large study and…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
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