Based on the EU privacy laws, Ireland placed a 225-million-euro fine on Facebook’s messaging service WhatsApp due to privacy breaches. This happens after the European Union demanded the penalty be increased. So, Ireland agreed, as privacy breaches should not go…
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 judge in California decided to stop dark patterns breaking data protection rules. They are interfaces that trick and frustrate users when trying to activate or deactivate cookies, delete an account or cancel a subscription.
California bans tricky patterns
Although…
