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Verizon Violates User Privacy in the Name of ‘Personalization’

Matt Milano - December 5, 2021

DataDrivenMarketingPro

UK Takes Aim at Adtech, Warns Against Unlawful Behavior

Matt Milano - November 27, 2021

ChinaRevolutionUpdate

China Cracking Down on Exporting Customer Data Internationally

Matt Milano - November 1, 2021

CybersecurityUpdate

Apple’s Craig Federighi a Keynote Speaker at Web Summit 2021

Matt Milano - October 26, 2021

SocialMediaNews

Google and Facebook Teamed Up to Combat Apple’s Privacy Push

Matt Milano - October 24, 2021

Cloud Giants Announce ‘Trusted Cloud Principles’

Microsoft, Amazon and Google have announced “Trusted Cloud Principles,” an industry initiative aimed at protecting customer rights in the cloud....

Venmo Redesigns App to Remove Global Payments Feed

Venmo has redesigned its app to remove the global payments feed, after a high-profile incident in which President Biden’s account was discovered....

WWW Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee Joins ProtonMail Advisory Board

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, known for inventing the World Wide Web and the first web browser, has joined ProtonMail’s advisory board....

LAPD Collects Everyone’s Social Media Data and Social Security Numbers

The LAPD has instructed officers to collect social media data and social security numbers on everyone they stop....

Apple Delays CSAM Scanning Amid Backlash

Apple has announced it is delaying its plans to implement CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) scanning amid backlash from all sides....

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Fines WhatsApp $267 Million

WhatsApp has been fined €225 million ($267 million) for violations of the EU’s GDPR. The GDPR is one o...

Apple’s Privacy Hypocrisy: The $15 Billion Google Deal

Google is continuing to pay Apple to remain the default search engine in iOS, a deal that benefits Apple to the tune billions of dollars....

UK Looks to Revamp Privacy Policy Post-Brexit

The United Kingdom is looking to revamp its privacy policy in the wake of Brexit, making a break from the EU’s GDPR....

Brave Search Enters Public Beta

Brave has opened its search engine beta to the world, following an invite-only early access. Brave made...

TikTok Unveils New Protections for Teens

TikTok has unveiled new protections for teens, including limiting notifications at night. TikTok is on...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 91 With Enhanced Cookie Clearing

Mozilla has taken the wraps off of the latest version of Firefox, version 91, and it includes significant privacy improvements. Firefox is already one of the most secure, privat...

FTC Official Blasts Facebook’s Actions Against Researchers

The FTC’s Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Samuel Levine, has written an open letter blasting Facebook’s recent actions....

Apple Will Check Photo Uploads for Child Sex Abuse Images

Apple will begin checking photos being uploaded to its iCloud service against a database of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), in an effort to protect chi...

Facebook Bans Researchers Investigating It

Facebook is taking action, that appears to be retaliatory, against researchers that are investigating it....

Zoom Settles Class Action Privacy Lawsuit for $85 Million

Zoom has agreed to settle a class action privacy suit for $85 million over missteps the company made early in the pandemic....

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