China passed an online privacy law to protect consumers from scams and the large tech companies that have been hoovering up personal data. The new law is aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data.
An online privacy law or a farce?
Under…
In this article, we’ll walk you through how to block malicious websites on your computer. You can do it with just a few simple steps. Keep on reading to learn how you can add an extra layer of protection for your computer. Moreover, it will help keep spam and phishing…
The
new data protection council will have 23 members. The
council will support the creation of guidelines on how to apply the
data protection rules.
Brazil has announced the members of its National Council for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy. The council is…
Can you get faster browsing and online privacy at the same time? It used to be that you could trust the search engines to deliver up relevant results, and the websites themselves were generally benign. But with all the personal data mining going on, you can’t really…
The EU antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Facebook’s purchase of U.S. customer service startup, Kustomer. So, the EU worries that the acquisition may hurt competition and boost Facebook’s dominance in online advertising.
EU antitrust…
Zoom, which lets people make video meetings, agreed to a $85 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that Zoom violated user privacy by collecting and sharing data with third-party software integrations.
Nevertheless, the preliminary…
The International Criminal Police Organization has expressed concerns about the ransomware pandemic in recent months. So, according to Interpol, these attacks present a “potential ransomware pandemic.” It happens because they are not just damaging to companies and their…
Google
tracking
cookies will remain in place at least until 2023. The company has
delayed its plan to block third-party cookies from Chrome. These
are small bits of code that websites can set on a user’s computer.
They
work like browser “cookies” and allow…
An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations demanded a ban on surveillance advertising.
The objection to targeted advertising is that it can be invasive and intrusive. Using collected data, marketers, advertisers, or…
A branch of the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) and other important players will face a sue, for data breach. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) started the legal action last month.
Data breach and shared data
Johnny Ryan, a senior fellow of the…
