GDPR
Brussels Wants Google’s Search Data
Brussels wants the data shared at the same speed Google reads it itself, to recipients the proposal hasn’t finished naming.
UK’s New Pandemic Plan Would Turn Big Tech Into a Mass Location Tracking Network
UK’s £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.
FC Barcelona Fined for Privacy Violations Over Biometric Data Collection
The Barcelona fine is a speed bump on a highway where banks, stadiums, and retailers are all quietly building permanent records of your face.
Spain Fines ID Tool Yoti for Privacy Violations in Biometric ID App
The six-month deadline to fix the consent screens and retention logs is the least interesting part of a ruling that quietly confirms governments are mandating surveillance infrastructure they haven’t thought through.
EU Digital Omnibus Promises Fewer Cookie Banners but Expands Digital ID and Loosens Privacy Rules
A promise to end cookie fatigue masks a deeper trade, where Europe’s privacy ideals risk being exchanged for the illusion of digital progress.
If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?
A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.
Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy
As Europe’s top agencies chafe at democratic restraints, the line between efficiency and accountability grows dangerously thin.
MembersThe Illusion of Anonymized Data
Anonymization promises invisibility but delivers a paper mask, easily peeled back by the same systems that claim to protect it.
MembersBig Brother Comes Built Into the Screen
Even in standby, TVs are still reporting for duty. Here’s what to do about it.
Ex-WhatsApp Security Chief Sues Meta Over Alleged Data Failures, Retaliation, and FTC Violations
Meta’s former WhatsApp security chief says the company buried risks so deep that protecting users became an afterthought to protecting its image.
Claim: Privacy Law “Protects Criminals” After UK Watchdog Tells Shops to Take Down Thief Photos
In privacy’s name, the groceries and the culprit both slip from view.
MembersRetailers Are Charging You More Based on Your Data. Here’s What You Can Do.
Surveillance pricing uses data from devices, apps, and social media to set individualized prices. But there are some solutions…