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…
There are many reasons why promoting online
privacy is a good idea. In fact, it is a huge topic in the news.
Privacy concerns have been growing in the Western world ever since
Edward Snowden revealed the extent of government surveillance
programs on citizens. But there are…
The use of data determined Britain’s competition authorities to open a formal investigation into Amazon. The Financial Times announced it citing three people, familiar with what happens.
Investigators watch the use of data
The Competition and Markets…
The ad tracking war continues, as Apple has just launched a new “privacy report” feature on its iOS devices. Companies must now share more information about the apps, and services they use on these devices. It will show users which individual apps are accessing…
