Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data
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Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban
After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban
Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal, Location Data
People's personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad - a software firm that develops tech for Volkswagen
LinkedIn Fined €310m By Irish Data Protection Commission
Heavy fine for LinkedIn, after Irish data protection watchdog cites GDPR violations with people's personal data for targeted ads
Mozilla Firefox Slapped With Privacy Complaint
One of the most privacy focused web browsers, Firefox, is at the centre of a privacy complaint from Austria's Noyb
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Online Safety Act Becomes Law In Blow To Campaigners
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent, and government claims it will make the UK safest place in the world to be online
TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over Child Data
After privacy fine from UK earlier in the year, TikTok is hit by a larger penalty from the Irish data protection commission
Age Appropriate Design Code Arrives To Protect Kids
Rules to protect youngsters come into effect in the UK today, governing how apps and online services should treat children’s data
Google Chrome Follows Firefox Lead With DoH Option
Three months after Firefox turned on privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), Google's Chrome browser gets same feature, but only if ISPs support it
Tinder Ordered To Store User Data Within Russia
Dating app ordered to hand over messages, videos and photos of Russian users, as part of tough 'data protection' laws
Criminal Investigation Into Facebook Data Sharing – Report
It never rains but pours. US federal prosecutors launch investigation of Facebook's data sharing deals
Apple’s Tim Cook Takes Aim At Rivals Over Data Privacy
Are you listening Mark? Tim Cook calls for federal privacy law and vows to protect users’ data and privacy
BBC Demands Microsoft Tell It Who Leaked Dr Who Footage
Good luck with that... Aunty subpoenas Microsoft to demand OneDrive user who shared Dr Who clip
Third Party Developers Can Read Gmail Emails
Google privacy form gives third party developers the ability to read millions of emails from Gmail users
Leaked Document Reveals Mystery Tech Firm Challenged NSA Surveillance
This is the first time that a refusal to comply with a government surveillance directive has been made public
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US ‘Assault’ On Web Privacy
British web inventor pledges to combat efforts by the UK and US to weaken encryption and online privacy
Consumers Face Privacy Blow As US Senate Overturns FCC Web Tracking...
Internet Service Providers are now free to do what they want with your web browsing history
Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany
Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany
Web Of Trust Browser Add-On Withdrawn By Mozilla After Privacy...
Investigation by German TV channel reveals add-on firm sells its user's browsing history and violated their privacy
Mozilla Disables Battery Tracking API To Tighten Firefox Privacy
Firefox cuts off support for API that allows websites to detect user battery levels over tracking fears
American ISPs Need Permission To Share User Web Data
Privacy win for America. The FCC requires US ISPs to gather consent before sharing online data
British Gas Customer Logins Published Online
Customer logins for British Gas customers published online as company reportedly denies system breach
WHSmith Blames ‘Administrative Error’ For Privacy Mishap
British newsagent denies data breach after customer information is reportedly emailed to its entire mailing list
EFF Beefs Up ‘Do Not Track’ Standard
Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
Consumer Trust Meltdown With Businesses Over Personal Data
Porkie pie time...study finds consumers deliberately provide wrong information when businesses ask for personal details
Belgian Privacy Watchdog Hits Back After Facebook Criticism
Tit for tat argument continues as Belgian Privacy Watchdog sharply criticises Facebook and its privacy controls
Facebook Hits Back At Belgian Privacy Report
Embattled Facebook admits it tracks non-users, but dismisses report findings from Belgian privacy watchdog
Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Starts In Austria
A closely-watched data privacy lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in an Austrian court today
Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws
Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant