Online
privacy is every user’s most important and
valuable asset. “Valuable” literally means that companies can
convert it into money.
Just
to have a better idea, in 2016 only, search
engines made over 100 billion dollars, partly by selling your
personal data…
Advertising company: ”Our customers don't like ads”
May 24, 2022
As its “customers don’t like ads,” Evite, an American online party planner, decided to just close its advertising business. This happens while other players on the market just get into it.
Customers don’t like ads as they hurt their experience…
More control over personal data for Play Store users
April 27, 2022
Users should get more control over personal data, as Google started rolling out its new data safety section on the Play Store. This requires developers to inform users about the collection of data, the access to it and mention the collected data.
Control over personal…
Facebook facial recognition brings a new trial, in Texas
February 15, 2022
The technology that allows Facebook facial recognition violated state privacy protection. This is what Texas attorney general’s office said and sued Meta’s Facebook.
According
to the office, the giant’s technology violated state privacy
protections.
Data transfers: EU sets tougher rules to non-EU countries
February 4, 2022
Data transfers outside the European Union should be limited, the European Commission said. Thus, companies such as Amazon and Microsoft should guarantee that no illegal data transfer would occur to non-EU authorities. The Commission would publish the Data Act this…
Breach reminds Google about the advertising cookies
January 27, 2022
After a big fine for its advertising cookies, Google tries again to get rid of them. France ordered Google to pay a fine of 150 million euros, earlier this month. Now, the giant announced its second try to replace these snippets.
Advertising cookies’ revenge…
Targeted advertising might become a thing of a past
January 19, 2022
Three congresspersons want to stop targeted advertising. This might stop Google, Facebook and other tech giants using personal data to target their users with ads.
Stop tracking for targeted advertising
The act might just stop huge players from using users’…
Cookie tracking: France will fine Google and Facebook
January 6, 2022
Cookie tracking brings important fines for Google and Facebook. They made it too difficult for French users to reject the tracking technology, according to the French regulator.
The cookie tracking violates data privacy rules
The Commission Nationale…
Meta tries to stop phishing on Facebook and Instagram
December 21, 2021
Meta filed a lawsuit in California court to stop phishing attacks that target its users on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Whatsapp.
The company had to take steps to stop phishing
Meta’s decision came as there
were more than fake 39,000 website trying to…
Dark patterns to become illegal in the EU countries
December 14, 2021
A key European Parliament committee agreed to a ban on dark patterns that trick web users. Also, they would like to ban advertisements targeting minors. The tougher regulation could spell trouble for tech giants in negotiations with any EU country.
Dark patterns…