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million Dutch users for “harvesting and auctioning sensitive user data” in violation of European privacy laws. The foundation’s chairperson, Lucia Melcherts, stated that they are concerned “about TikTok’s collection of often very personal information.”

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Jerome Pesenti of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, stated that there were “[m]any concerns about the place of facial recognition technology in society, and regulators are still in the process of providing a clear set of rules governing its use.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Donohue quoted Todd, who believed that “[t]he absence of similar language in the Fourth Amendment suggests that Article I, Section 8 ‘was intended to protect an individual’s privacy interest in all of his or her possessions or things in any place they may be,’ including a vehicle.”

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JULY 31, 2022

The EDPB and the EDPS are independent privacy watchdogs in the EU. The EDPB and the EDPS on Friday expressed serious concerns about the impact of the proposal on the fundamental rights to privacy and the protection of personal data. The proposal also seeks to establish an EU agency to implement the regulation.

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MARCH 29, 2021

The ACLU says the report by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence raised concerns that government agencies may be sacrificing the privacy and due process rights of citizens for the efficiency that AI provides. There are also privacy concerns for US citizens at home and abroad.

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JULY 23, 2021

The questions arose in a civil case filed by Maximilian Schrems , an Austrian lawyer and privacy activist, who alleges that Facebook deprives users of the rights and protections they enjoy under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I am very happy about this reference.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found on Tuesday that police breached privacy rights by searching images that were automatically reported by a Google algorithm before obtaining a warrant. Privacy experts have criticized the move. The algorithm had detected suspected child sexual abuse material.

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JULY 16, 2024

They claim that, “while it is certainly prudent to protect the privacy of a child from the public… children do not have a right to privacy that transcends their parents’ well-established rights.”

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AUGUST 11, 2022

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated proceedings towards making new rules regulating consumer data privacy, the board announced Thursday. The post Federal Trade Commission issues proposal for increased data privacy regulations appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Data about the individual or connected devices such as contents of communications, browsing history, online activity and customer lists can’t be used by advertisers and ad platforms for targetted advertising under the new bill. The surveillance advertising business model is broken.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

This act comes amongst concerns about user privacy and free speech online. There have been concerns over user privacy and free speech online, associated with the committee’s recommendations. The Digital Services Act imposes stricter regulations for online internet intermediaries and digital platforms.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

The Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois denied Clearview AI’s motion to dismiss an ACLU privacy lawsuit on Friday. Access allows for individuals to match provided photographs with others found online and find identifying information about individuals in the picture. Nor does BIPA prohibit all use of faceprints.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The UK Supreme Court Wednesday held that a person under criminal investigation has a “reasonable expectation of privacy” with regard to information about that investigation prior to being charged. This judgment is anticipated to have a great impact on journalism. ’s actions in a foreign country.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Ann Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren, both from Silicon Valley, reintroduced on Thursday the Online Privacy Act , a bill that creates user data rights, limits companies’ collection and use of user data, and establishes the Digital Privacy Agency (DPA) to enforce privacy laws. This is a monumental task of protecting privacy.”.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Amid worries about what Big Tech is doing to our privacy, politics, and psyches, many stakeholders — from activists to technocrats — are calling for a new rule book.” ” Akash Kapur has this A Critic at Large essay in the February 5, 2024 issue of The New Yorker. The post “Can the Internet Be Governed?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The probe scrutinized the company’s compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which mandates rigorous standards for data privacy and protection across the European Union. They found that child accounts were automatically set to public, exposing minors to potential privacy and safety risks.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Pai claimed that NSO Group violated the activists’ right to privacy by misusing the Pegasus spyware to target them. The report found that the Pegasus spyware attacked at least 30 people, most of whom were involved in the 2020-2021 protests for Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched Friday an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third party cookies on Chrome and replace them with other tools and functionality to protect user privacy under its “ Privacy Sandbox ” project.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

The Government of India introduced a new digital privacy bill in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament, on Thursday after withdrawing a similar privacy bill last year. The third of its kind, this bill comes six years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 on Wednesday. The law empowers The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to investigate and prosecute doxxing and criminalises these doxxing acts. The Bill was introduced to the Legislative Council in July.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The agreement marks the largest US privacy settlement in history. Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 million, multi-state settlement with Google over the company’s location tracking practices. In order to resolve the claims, Google will pay a monetary penalty to be dispursed amongst the 40 states.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Seven judges of the Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that claims against employers for statutory damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were not barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). The court then remanded the case to the circuit court for further proceedings.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Donovan Monday requested information about Border Patrol’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology in Vermont. The Attorney General’s Office seeks to understand how the facial network will affect citizens’ rights to privacy and liberty. Vermont Attorney General T.J.

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Although many ISP companies provided privacy protections and promised not to sell consumers’ personal data, they allowed this data to be “used, transferred and monetised” by third parties. The Chair Lina Khan said the report highlights fundamental questions around conditioning the use of essential technologies.

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Melissa Andrews was a paralegal for around 15 years and is now working in health care compliance and privacy. For the past three years, she’s been serving as a Virtual Chief Compliance Officer and Virtual Chief Privacy Officer at Clearwater Security. Melissa will tell us all about it. What does that mean?

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AUGUST 30, 2021

The Office of Communications (Ofcom), UK’s communication services regulator, on Friday imposed two fines of £100,000 on Chinese state-owned broadcaster Star China Media Limited (SCML) for failing to comply with the country’s broadcasting rules on fairness and privacy. His face was shown unobscured.

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On Friday afternoon at SXSW , Meredith Whittaker , CEO of Signal , painted a sobering and downright alarming picture of the modern privacy landscape. The Erosion of Privacy Whittaker noted that privacy is not a luxury; it is a fundamental condition for free thought, secure relationships, and democratic engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Facebook admitted that it failed to respond in a timely manner to concerns about its role in Rohingya genocide. Gambia alleged that Myanmar officials exploited peoples’ lacking digital literacy by using Facebook to spread misinformation and rumors about people and events.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

This data collection enabled Meta to generate significant profits while infringing on the privacy of both users and non-users, according to Paxton. Despite the settlement, Meta continues to deny any wrongdoing and expresses optimism about future business opportunities in Texas. billion by 2025. The post Meta agrees to $1.4B

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. HRW, along with over 100 groups globally, expressed concern about the draft global cybercrime treaty being negotiated at the UN in a joint statement.

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JULY 23, 2021

The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday found that Mauritius’ amendments to the National Identity Card Act 1985 , which introduced a new ID card containing biometric information of the cardholder, violated the privacy rights of Mauritian citizens.

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APRIL 4, 2023

” In recent months, many governments around the world have become concerned about TikTok’s security and data privacy issues. Last month, the US Congress held a hearing in which TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew testified regarding consumer privacy and data concerns. The post TikTok fined £12.7M

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Tuesday published preliminary remarks about the Pegasus spyware and called for a European Union-wide ban. The EDPS preliminary remarks recognise that the Pegasus spyware provides unlimited access to personal data and violates the right to privacy.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The boundaries of the Section 702 argument will likely become clearer later this year, when the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board release a report with recommendations to Congress and the intelligence community about how to improve privacy safeguards for the programme.

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APRIL 22, 2023

Filed in the Federal Court of Australia, the lawsuit accuses Optus of violating fundamental privacy principles and breaching its duty of care to its customers. Of those affected, the details of about 10,000 customers’ were released on the dark web.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The Guarantor originally requested a European task force from the European Protection Committee of Personal Data (EDPB) on January 24, 2020, to investigate the privacy risks TikTok creates for young users. Did you know that about 30 percent of charitable giving happens in December? Thanks for your support! DONATE NOW.

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DECEMBER 25, 2024

The convention emphasizes prevention and urges nations to invest in training for public and private sectors as well as initiatives to raise awareness about cybercrime risks. It targets offenses ranging from online fraud and hacking to more severe issues such as terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and child exploitation.

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