Privacy
Italy’s privacy watchdog slaps Facebook with $1.1 million fine
The fine is related to the Cambridge Analytics scandal.
Japanese tech company Line to introduce credit rating system, echoing China
Many have drawn parallels between this new announcement and China’s social credit system.
British lawmakers are being advised to keep away from Amazon’s Alexa
Sources say that Members of Parliament are being advised to avoid using the smart assistant.
Google sued for inappropriately accessing private medical data
The suit could slow down Google’s ambitions to enter the medical sector in a major way.
Only 39 percent of Prime Day shoppers are concerned about Alexa privacy issues
Less than half of Amazon shoppers are concerned about the privacy of smart speakers.
Google Chrome’s plan to prevent ad blockers will be enforced in July or August
Google isn’t backing down on its plans to reduce the effectiveness of ad blockers on Chrome.
Egypt is the latest country to outline consumer privacy laws
Countries all over the world are starting to take privacy seriously.
Myspace employees used “Overlord” tool to spy on users
Almost ten years ago, privacy invasions were rife – they just weren’t talked about as much as they are today.
Tinder is storing private user communications for the Russian government
Tinder has complied with the request of the Russian government in order to continue operating in Russia.
Tinder has a privacy problem, researchers say
A privacy research group calls Match Group a data “cartel”.
Facebook usage is in a steady decline after privacy scandals
People are turning their back on Facebook.
A blow for adtech – UK commissioner says real-time bidding is mostly illegal
The report states that the real time bidding process used major adtech companies violates both UK and EU law.