In September 2013 the Assembly Bill no. 370 brought the Do Not Track into California’s online privacy laws. On January 1st of 2014, these changes came into force for Californian websites. As the introduction to the Bill outlines, commercial websites (mobile apps included) are required to have a privacy policy posted: Existing law requires an […]
Continue readingNorway’s data protection authority is taking a firm stance against Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, by imposing significant daily fines starting August 14th due to privacy breaches involving user data. This move is a response to the company’s failure to address the identified privacy concerns, and its implications extend beyond Norway’s borders. Privacy […]
Continue readingApple, the US tech giant, has voiced strong opposition to the planned changes to British surveillance laws, expressing concerns about the impact on user privacy. The company fears that the proposed changes could force it to withdraw security features, which might ultimately lead to the closure of popular services like iMessage and FaceTime in the […]
Continue readingWhatsApp, the popular instant-messaging app, made headlines on Monday, 17th July, when it announced a significant update to its privacy policy. This move came after facing a sanction from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in January, which questioned the legal basis for processing personal data within the European Union. The European Union’s General Data Protection […]
Continue readingThe German Data Protection Authority of Lower Saxony (LfD) has determined that the use of a consent banner by the German tech news site heise.de infringes several articles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision highlights concerns regarding the site’s cookie pay wall and the lack of proper user consent. Let’s delve into […]
Continue readingMeta, the parent company of Instagram, recently launched a new Twitter rival called Threads. This app aims to gather users’ data, including personal and sensitive information such as health, location, and search history. However, the European Union (EU) presents higher barriers to such data collection under its data privacy rules, unlike the United States and […]
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