Tag: forced consent
  • Aug 20, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security,

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 Stackdiary, Alex Ivanovs spotted something rather remarkable in Zoom’s updated terms and conditions that involved AI. The new wording seemed to give Zoom the right to … Continue reading “What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy”

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  • Dec 9, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?

We’ve just written about the mounting problems for Facebook and its parent company Meta. And to that list of issues can be added another one, potentially the biggest so far, since it goes to the heart of the business model used by Meta for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp: micro-targeted advertising based on constant online surveillance. … Continue reading “Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?”

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  • Nov 12, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

How privacy activists are fighting on multiple fronts to strengthen EU privacy laws that will have a global impact

This blog frequently covers the world of EU data protection because it is that region of the world that leads the way in regulating digital privacy, just as the US leads the way in terms of digital technology. And as technological developments in the US have major implications around the world, so too does the … Continue reading “How privacy activists are fighting on multiple fronts to strengthen EU privacy laws that will have a global impact”

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  • May 27, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old

A few weeks ago, this blog noted that there were questions hanging over the GDPR, not least the fact that no major fines had been issued against top Internet companies. The GDPR has just passed the two-year mark, and many have taken the opportunity to weigh in on this issue. For example, the data protection … Continue reading “Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old”

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  • Feb 16, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Facebook may not collect or combine personal data using “forced consent”, says German competition authority

It would be an understatement to say that Facebook is under intense scrutiny at the moment. Mostly this has come from data protection authorities in the EU, using the GDPR as a means for challenging Facebook’s business practices. But the attack has just broadened, with Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, issuing a ruling that strikes … Continue reading “Facebook may not collect or combine personal data using “forced consent”, says German competition authority”

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