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  • Aug 19, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Max Schrems files 101 complaints across 30 European countries to turbocharge GDPR’s impact – and he’s not the only one

Last month, Privacy News Online discussed another major win for the privacy activist Max Schrems. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court, agreed with Schrems that the Privacy Shield framework, one of the two main ways of sending personal data about EU citizens across the Atlantic, was invalid. The … Continue reading “Max Schrems files 101 complaints across 30 European countries to turbocharge GDPR’s impact – and he’s not the only one”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 7, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of August 7th, 2020 The Garmin hack could have been a disastrous, large scale privacy breach The recent ransomware attack on GPS company Garmin highlights that the only thing standing between a ransomware attack and a large-scale privacy breach is really just the hacker’s whims. Garmin has GPS location … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 7, 2020”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: July 31, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of July 31st, 2020 Top EU court sinks main framework for sending personal data across the Atlantic The Privacy Shield framework, which allowed the large companies like Facebook to send data from Europe to the United States, has been ruled invalid by the Court of Justice. The Court of … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: July 31, 2020”

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  • Jul 2, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

After exaggerated claims about their importance, here’s the reality of contact tracing apps

Back in February, this blog was one of the first to warn that the obvious technological response to the coronavirus – the use of contact tracing apps – raised important privacy questions. Since then, both the apps and their implications have been the subject of debate around the world. That’s particularly the case for the … Continue reading “After exaggerated claims about their importance, here’s the reality of contact tracing apps”

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  • Jun 25, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Top suppliers halt sales of facial recognition technology to the police – how much of a win is that really?

As this blog has noted, police forces around the world have been pushing for the routine deployment of real-time facial recognition technologies. It’s an attractive option for politicians. It offers the hope that more criminals will be arrested and convicted, and for a price that is constantly falling. As a result, it’s hard to win … Continue reading “Top suppliers halt sales of facial recognition technology to the police – how much of a win is that really?”

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  • Jun 12, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance,

When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships

Privacy is one of the key concerns of people using digital technology. Of course, this blog has been warning about threats in this area for years, but it’s common now to read about data protection issues in many mainstream, non-technical titles. That increased awareness is welcome, but it is often quite superficial, and limited to … Continue reading “When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 12th, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of JUNE 12th, 2020 To work together with law enforcement, Zoom won’t provide end-to-end encryption for free users Video conferencing company Zoom will not offer end-to-end encryption functionality for free users. Earlier this year, Zoom had falsely advertised that they were providing end-to-end encryption on all of their calls … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 12th, 2020”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 5th, 2020

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 vote on H.R. 6172 The USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 has been postponed indefinitely after a brief appearance on the House schedule last Wednesday. The … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 5th, 2020”

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