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Spotify has been fined $5.4 million for violating GDPR data rules
A Swedish regulator has fined Spotify SEK 58 million ($5.4 million) after determining that the company had violated the European Union's data protection rules. The issue concerns how Spotify handles users' right to access their personal data.
Safari gets major privacy updates and the ability to put web apps in your dock
Enhanced Private Browsing makes it harder to track and identify you on the web.
iMessage Contact Key Verification could arrive with iOS 16.6
Apple first announced iMessage Contact Key Verification, a feature for protecting conversations from malicious actors, at the end of last year.
Google details its next steps for wiping out Chrome tracking cookies
Google’s attempt to snuff out third-party tracking cookies is moving along. The company announced today that Privacy Sandbox APIs will be available to all Chrome users in July. In addition, it laid out the next steps for web developers to start testing and integrating the new system later this year.
Google will start purging inactive accounts later this year
If you have a Google account you haven’t used in a while but want to hang onto, you may want to log back in. The company announced today that it will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Google frames it as a privacy-enhancing move, but it’s easy to also see it as a cost-cutting measure to free up storage on Google’s servers.
Twitter says a 'security incident' led to private Circle tweets becoming public
In an email the company sent to affected users, Twitter said a "security incident" led to Circle tweets becoming public.
The FTC wants to ban Meta from profiting from kids' data
The FTC has proposed a blanket ban on monetizing data that Meta collects from users aged under 18. Including users of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Quest virtual reality headsets.
Apple and Google team up to tackle Bluetooth tracker stalking
Apple and Google have teamed up to prevent unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices like AirTags and Tile trackers.
Hitting the Books: Who's excited to have their brainwaves scanned as a personal ID?
In her new book, The Battle for Your Brain, Duke University Professor of Law, Nita A. Farahany, examines the legal, ethical, and moral threats that tomorrow's mind-monitoring neurotechnologies could pose.
ChatGPT is once again available in Italy after a temporary ban
ChatGPT says it has addressed several conditions set out by Italian regulators.
OpenAI improves ChatGPT privacy with new data controls
OpenAI is tightening up ChatGPT’s privacy controls. The company announced today that the AI chatbot’s users can now turn off their chat histories, preventing their input from being used for training data.
Here's how to claim your cut of Meta's $725 million Cambridge Analytica class action settlement
If you used Facebook between May 2007 and December 2022 and lived in the US during that time, you’re eligible to get cash from the settlement.
Twitter bug makes some private Circle tweets public
A Twitter Circle flaw is exposing private tweets to total strangers.
Tesla employees reportedly shared videos captured by cameras on customers' cars
Tesla employees reportedly shared videos of things like a child being hit a car and the inside of Elon Musk's garage.
Two alcohol recovery startups just got caught sharing private user data
Online alcohol recovery startups Monument and Tempest got caught sharing confidential user data with advertisers without their consent. Everything came to light after a data breach that impacted 100,000 users, forcing the companies to issue a formal disclosure to the user base.
Google will require that Android apps let you delete your account and data
Google will soon require that Android apps on the Play Store let you delete account data in-app and on the web.
UK privacy watchdog fines TikTok $15.8 million for misusing kids' data
The Information Commissioner's Office says TikTok didn't get consent from the parents or guardians of underage users.
Clearview CEO claims company's database of scraped images is now 30 billion strong
Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition software used by at least 3,100 law enforcement agencies across the US, has scrapped more than 30 billion images from social media platforms like Facebook.
New Zealand is the latest country to ban TikTok from government devices
New Zealand is banning TikTok from devices that have access to its parliamentary network.
TikTok CEO says selling the app won't satisfy US security concerns
TikTok's CEO says the company's existing plans to protect user data are effective enough and that having a different owner wouldn't resolve concerns over data privacy.