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TikTok Hit with €345 Million GDPR Fine as Privacy Protection Becomes a Key Issue

Posted on Sep 26, 2023 by Glyn Moody

TikTok has officially come of age: it has joined an exclusive club of companies that have been hit with major fines for infringing on the EU’s main privacy law, the…

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

Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy”

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 by Glyn Moody

Google has announced that its Privacy Sandbox for the Web is now generally available to anyone using Chrome browser. It’s the latest iteration of Google’s efforts to improve online privacy…

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

UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 by Glyn Moody

A new law is about to be passed in the UK that will have a serious negative knock-on effect around the world. It’s part of a wider move by governments…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

What Does the EU’s Far-Reaching New Digital Services Act Mean for Privacy Worldwide?

Posted on Aug 31, 2023 by Glyn Moody

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a major new EU law with the potential to be as influential globally as the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It aims to…

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

Canada’s New C-18 “Link Tax” Law Tackles the Wrong Problem. The Real Solution Would Enhance Privacy.

Posted on Aug 23, 2023 by Glyn Moody

In June, Canada passed the Online News Act, commonly known as C-18. It's framed as a law that's designed to help Canadian news publishers financially, as it forces large tech companies…

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

What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy

Posted on Aug 20, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security

Worldcoin Crypto Project Aims to Let You Prove Your Identity While Remaining Anonymous

Posted on Aug 10, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media

The Beginning of the End for Surveillance Advertising: Meta Will Seek User Consent for Behavioral Ads in Europe

Posted on Aug 4, 2023 by Glyn Moody

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…

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

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

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
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