Even after five years, GDPR didn’t impose enough fines on big tech. Ireland’s DPC is one of the major reasons behind GDPR’s lack of impact.
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The best solution to proprietary AI systems logging your personal data is open source chatbots, which is problematic for OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google.
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Italy’s data protection agency shut down the use of ChatGPT because of privacy concerns. France, Ireland, and Germany are looking to do the same.
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Calls for TikTok bans have grown louder, but we shouldn’t forget about Google and Meta, which are just as problematic for your privacy.
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Five shadowy units within the UK government that are using social media to gather detailed information about individuals, and to shape public opinion.
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The first report from the European Cookie Banner Taskforce falls short of issuing strong and clear recommendations for cookie walls.
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Apple has made two important announcements that will enhance privacy for its users, and that could have important beneficial knock-on effects around the world: While the first would have been a terrible setback for individual privacy, the second… is the very opposite. Most notably, governments and official authorities around the world are pushing back against … Continue reading “Apple Updates: Better iCloud Security”
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Whether or not you use the service, most of you are probably aware by now that Twitter is going through a tumultuous period following its purchase by Elon Musk. An article in the New York Times with the headline “Two Weeks of Chaos” runs through some of the changes that Musk has already instituted. Perhaps … Continue reading “Is Elon Begging Us to Look for Twitter Alternatives? The Silver Lining of Twitter’s Deepening Woes”
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It was three years ago that we blog wrote about the privacy problems raised by “smartphones on wheels” – the fact that today’s vehicles contain powerful computer systems and a wide range of sensors that are constantly sending back data to manufacturers. The politicians are finally starting to wake up to the threat. Elizabeth Warren, … Continue reading “Politicians Still Underestimate Smart Cars’ Threat to Privacy”
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For what is probably the first time, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court, is considering a case about the use of VPNs. When the CJEU hands down its final judgment, the ruling is likely to have important ramifications for accessing copyright material in the EU, for people both … Continue reading “Special Advisor to CJEU Confirms It’s a VPN’s World”
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