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Most websites don’t follow European cookie consent laws, study shows
Websites that operate in Europe are supposed to follow GDPR rules that let consumers to opt out of cookie-type tracking. However, most are making it "substantially more difficult" to reject all tracking than to accept it, according to a new study cal...
India’s proposed data laws give the government more access to data
The latest version of India's Personal Data Protection bill could require companies to gain permission before using individuals' personal data, and citizens would be able to demand their data be erased, The New York Times reports. The rules would als...
Germany lets users decide if Facebook can merge their WhatsApp and Instagram data
Germany is known for its no-nonsense approach to digital data gathering -- back in 2016 it took a hard stance against Facebook's use of WhatsApp data, and more recently announced its plans to investigate the Google+ data exposure. Now, its anti-trust...
Taylor Swift concert used facial recognition tech to identify stalkers
You're probably used to the presence of facial recognition cameras at airports and other transport hubs, but what about at concerts? That's the step Taylor Swift's team took at her May 18th show at the Rose Bowl, in a bid to identify her stalkers. Ac...
Facebook explains how it will comply with the EU’s GDPR
After a lot of scandal and a great deal of confusion, Facebook has finally made clear what its privacy settings will look like in the wake of Europe's forthcoming GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation). In a news release, the company said that...
LegalFling To Use BlockChain Technology to Log Explicit Sexual Consent
Today, Dutch software company LegalThings One, a company specialized blockchain technology and smart contracts announced the LegalFling app. The app is designed to conveniently log explicit sexual...
France gives WhatsApp a month to stop sharing data with Facebook
After the EU slapped it with a €110 million fine over unlawful WhatsApp data sharing, you'd think Facebook would be eager to comply with local privacy laws. But France says it has not cooperated with data protection authority CNIL, and could fac...
Can Police Read Your iMessages Without Consent?
Apple has made a big deal about how little customer data that they actually store on their servers, that doesn't mean that the iPhone company doesn't have any information that police agencies couldn'...