• Sep 29, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy,

Poland Opens GDPR Investigation into ChatGPT and OpenAI amid Mounting Privacy Concerns

Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office is investigating a GDPR complaint against ChatGPT and the company behind it, OpenAI. According to the Polish data protection agency: the complainant turned to the Polish supervisory authority after his requests relating to the exercise of his rights under GDPR were not completed by OpenAI. As it turns out, ChatGPT … Continue reading “Poland Opens GDPR Investigation into ChatGPT and OpenAI amid Mounting Privacy Concerns”

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  • Sep 8, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

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

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 to force internet companies to break end-to-end encryption and undermine global privacy. We first reported on the UK’s Online Safety Bill two years ago. Since … Continue reading “UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain”

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  • Aug 4, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media,

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

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 from ‘Legitimate Interests’ to ‘Consent.’ This means that Meta users in these regions will be asked to choose whether or not they want to see … Continue reading “The Beginning of the End for Surveillance Advertising: Meta Will Seek User Consent for Behavioral Ads in Europe”

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  • Jul 28, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies

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, rather than by a commercial bank or company. Around 100 countries are looking at the idea, and several – such as China and Nigeria – … Continue reading “The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies”

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  • Dec 20, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media,

Apple Updates: Better iCloud Security

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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  • Mar 24, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Surprisingly, the UK Has a Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner: He’s Rather Good

CCTV surveillance has been covered many times on PIA blog. Most of the stories are depressing tales of increased surveillance and loss of privacy. One of the worst offenders in the CCTV camera stakes is the UK. An estimate from 2020 put the number of cameras there at over 5 million, while London enjoyed the … Continue reading “Surprisingly, the UK Has a Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner: He’s Rather Good”

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  • Mar 9, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Genetics, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

The Ultimate Privacy Betrayal: Personal DNA Used for Undisclosed Purposes, without Permission

As this blog has reported, one of the biggest threats to privacy is surveillance advertising. It works by tracking everything people do online — which sites they visit, what they do there. It draws its power from aggregating these tiny pieces of seemingly innocuous information to build up a detailed profile of what we do, … Continue reading “The Ultimate Privacy Betrayal: Personal DNA Used for Undisclosed Purposes, without Permission”

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