Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Privacy.
Cars are becoming increasingly "connected devices." Self-driving functions, driving range optimization, and maintenance sensors are just the beginning. Faster ARM processors aim to provide cars with performance previously achievable only in data centre servers. On top of that, the development of ne... Read more
1 month ago
Digital civil rights organizations recently filed a complaint with the EC against LinkedIn. This business social media platform is allegedly using privacy-sensitive data to display advertisements. According to the complaint to the EC by Bits of Freedom, EDRi, Global Witness and Gesellschaft für... Read more
2 months ago
SOTI answered the question: "What do consumers expect from the digital transformation in retail?" The survey revealed three expectations, but these expectations do not align with the challenges retailers are currently facing. Retailers looking to tinker with a better customer experience in the ... Read more
3 months ago
Italy's privacy watchdog sees the tool ChatGPT as in violation of the privacy law. The regulator came to this conclusion after an investigation into the AI tool. Italy's privacy commission opened an investigation into ChatGPT and imposed a ban on the AI tool after indications that the tool viol... Read more
3 months ago
The commercial surveillance tool Patternz is collecting data from billions of users without permission. This is according to the report "Europe's hidden security crisis" by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The report shows that in Europe, companies and governments are using Real-Tim... Read more
3 months ago
OpenAI recently opened an office in Dublin. In doing so, it intends to control European data through its new Irish subsidiary OpenAI Ireland Limited. It's a move that has pleased EU regulators before, but doesn't resolve any privacy concerns. With OpenAI Ireland Limited, there's now a European e... Read more
4 months ago
The addresses of millions of Dutch citizens are being traded by data companies such as Experian and Focum. The trade might be illegal because the companies do not ask for consent or ensure it is hidden in a general consent form. The Dutch DPA is investigating whether the practices violate the GDPR.... Read more
4 months ago
Update, 10:22 am, 30/11/2023: A new complaint about Meta's subscription formulas increases criticism of the 'pay for privacy' formula. This is a shared complaint by the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) and eighteen of its members. It was submitted to the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network... Read more
5 months ago
A group of European experts has plenty to criticize when it comes to the European Union's client-side scanning proposal. This is according to a report from a recent seminar on the subject by the umbrella European privacy regulator EDPS. The EU wants to eventually implement client-side scanning o... Read more
5 months ago
The EU has held an emergency consultation on Meta's advertising policies and subscriptions. This has been scrutinized for the data collection of sensitive personal data, which is prohibited under the GDPR. The ban extends a previous decision by Norway's data protection authority. Since Norway i... Read more
6 months ago
