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European Court of Justice Rules That Pre-Checked Boxes for Cookie Consent Are Illegal
It is also to be noted that the ruling of this case filed by the German consumer group predates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the May 2018.
Russia Considers Harsher Fines for Noncompliance With Data Protection Laws
Last week, the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill in the first reading on GDPR-esque fines for violation of a personal data residency law. The fines under the new bill would amount to a max of $280,000.
UK National Crime Agency to Create Database of Voice Recordings to Identify Suspects
Civil liberties and privacy groups already fear the latest move would create “yet another state-held library” without “clear rules.”
Details of Google “Exploiting Personal Data” With Sneaky GDPR Bypass Handed Over to Regulators
A spokesperson from Google said that they hadn’t gone through the details submitted by Ryan, but that the company was cooperating with the officials in the UK and Ireland.
Church Website Builder Data Leaks Puts Thousands of Christians at Risk, Security Researcher Says
The leak affected “internal memos and records, customer email communication, ports, pathways, and data storage information Server IP addresses.
Apple Apologizes for Sending Siri Recordings to Contractors but Will Continue Listening to Them in House
Apple is making the changes after being criticized for this privacy-invasive practice.
How the ePrivacy Regulation Could Impact Digital Marketing
It would repeal the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 (ePrivacy Directive) and is lex specialis to the General Data Protection Regulation.
Big Tech Is Lobbying Hard Against State Privacy Laws
Tech giants say they don’t want individual state privacy laws.
Vermont’s Data Brokers Law Aimed to Bring Data Traders Out of the Shadows, but It’s Not Without Limitations
The data law has several pitfalls that other state legislators will be able to learn from.
UK ISP Virgin Media Appears to Store Customer Passwords in Plain Text, Sends Them to Customers by Post
This means Virgin Media staff or people who get access to the letter containing the password could maliciously access Virgin Media customer accounts.
EU Watchdogs to Look at Whether Facebook Listening to Audio Messages Is a Breach of Privacy Law
Human contractors listening to audio recordings has been a huge problem brought to light in recent weeks.
Niantic Won’t Let PokéMon Go Users Delete Their Accounts and Remove Their Data
Everything they’re doing in the name of a lawsuit seems to go against the GDPR.
