What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy
It’s no surprise that AI is starting to seep into every kind of digital service, even if the frenzy over generative AI seems to be dying down somewhat. But over on…
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Worldcoin Crypto Project Aims to Let You Prove Your Identity While Remaining Anonymous
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the threat to privacy that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) represent. Worldcoin is a potential answer to this problem. The project aims to create…
The Beginning of the End for Surveillance Advertising: Meta Will Seek User Consent for Behavioral Ads in Europe
In a surprise move, Meta has announced its intention to change the legal basis used to process certain data for behavioural advertising for people in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland…
Third Time Lucky for Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework? Max Schrems Doesn’t Think So
The European Commission has just adopted a new “adequacy” decision to keep personal data flowing between the EU and the US. The stakes are high: according to the Commission, data…
The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies
There's a huge new threat to privacy, and most people aren't aware of it: the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). These are digital currencies issued by central banks,…
Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues
The last few days have seen widespread excitement about the launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads. The uptake has been rapid: 30 million people signed up for Threads in…
Ireland Passes GDPR “Gag” Law Allowing Data Protection Commission to Make GDPR Procedures Confidential
Ireland has just passed a new law governing complaints brought under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the gist of it is: [It] will allow the Irish Data…
Surveillance on Wheels: How Top US Car Makers Spy on Drivers
Back in 2018, PIA blog was one of the first to warn about smart cars' imminent threat to privacy. The increasing use of computerized components within vehicles meant that a…
The EU AI Act Could Be the Next GDPR – The EU Parliament Wants Strong Privacy Protections
In a key vote, the European Parliament has agreed its negotiating position for the finalization of the forthcoming EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The proposed text contains many important protections…
Children Disagree with Chat Control: They Want Privacy, Not Surveillance
One of the laziest justifications for more surveillance is that we must “think of the children,” i.e. it is acceptable to reduce or even abolish privacy in some contexts in…