The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force back in May. One reason many people know about the GDPR is because they were bombarded with emails asking them…
Featured: Privacy News Online - Week of November 27th, 2020 Official Trump 2020 App collected phone numbers from contact lists without consent and could sell that data New details about…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5WKVhGBBfg Featured: Privacy News Online - Week of August 28th, 2020 Max Schrems files 101 complaints across 30 European countries to turbocharge GDPR’s impact – and he’s not the…
If you think regulations are going to protect your privacy, you're wrong. In fact they can make things worse, especially if they start with the assumption that you have no privacy…
TikTok gathers information on users and shares it with third parties, even if you’ve never made a profile. VICE reporter Riccardo Coluccini - who has used the app but had…
Although privacy is by its very nature personal, it is also something that concerns everyone. As a result, local data protection laws can have a global impact. That's certainly been…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if8TY9-Fkzo Featured: Privacy News Online - Week of September 25th, 2020 TikTok and WeChat banned in the US? American users need a VPN The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN0OAoUkAVA Featured: Privacy News Online - Week of JUNE 5th, 2020 House delays vote on renewing FISA surveillance powers to grant FBI warrantless access to internet history The much anticipated…
It's May 25, and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect. It contains such a shocking amount of common sense, that companies worldwide have been scrambling in…
Last week, Privacy News Online wrote about the increasing use of vehicle forensics to solve crimes. These "smartphones on wheels" join a growing list of everyday devices that are becoming…