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The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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,…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance

Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues

Posted on Jul 14, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: General Privacy News

Ireland Passes GDPR “Gag” Law Allowing Data Protection Commission to Make GDPR Procedures Confidential

Posted on Jul 10, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy

Surveillance on Wheels: How Top US Car Makers Spy on Drivers

Posted on Jun 29, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: General Privacy News, Studies, Surveillance

The EU AI Act Could Be the Next GDPR – The EU Parliament Wants Strong Privacy Protections

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Surveillance

Children Disagree with Chat Control: They Want Privacy, Not Surveillance

Posted on Jun 8, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance

Police Are Using AI for Mass Surveillance in the US and in Europe

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Glyn Moody

There is a tension in the world of privacy. On the one hand, governments are using intelligence services and police forces to say we need more surveillance to better protect…

Categories: Entertainment, General Privacy News, Governments, Sports

Meta Hit With 1.2 Billion Euros Fine For Violating the GDPR – Time It Adopted a Federated Approach

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Glyn Moody

Meta has been ordered to pay a fine of 1.2 billion euros (around $1.3 billion) for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by sending personal data of EU…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

The EU’s GDPR Is 5 Years Old and Still Not Working Properly: How Can It Be Fixed?

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Glyn Moody

The European Union’s flagship law on privacy, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is five years old. It has undoubtedly had a dramatic impact on the privacy world, as the…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Studies

Chatbot Privacy Is Possible with Open Source Models, but Big Tech Might Not Like It

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Glyn Moody

Back in February, PIA blog was one of the first to point out that chatbots might indeed be an exciting breakthrough for artificial intelligence (AI), but that they also represent…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Security
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