Google to limit data tracking on Android apps
Google announced a multi-year project to limit advertisers’ ability to track users and target advertising across its apps on Android-based
Privacy on Twitter: unapproved photos and videos to be taken down
Twitter has updated its privacy policy and says pictures and videos of private individuals that are shared without their permission
Instagram using AI to see if you lie about your birthday
Facebook-owned Instagram is making it mandatory to let the company know your birthday as part of an action to increase
TikTok fined for violating privacy of young children
TikTok has violated the privacy of young children, says Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) that is fining the company Euro
WhatsApp sued for breaching multiple EU consumer rights
The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC, and eight of its members have filed a complaint against Facebook-owned WhatsApp for multiple breaches of
EU unblocks cross border privacy investigations against big tech
The European Court of Justice has given EU member states extended authority to take for instance big tech companies to
Apple investing more on video conferencing and improving privacy
Apple is boosting its capacity for video calls to better compete with Zoom and Microsoft’s Teams by allowing Android devices
EU privacy watch dog investigating EU’s institutions use of cloud computing
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is investigating how EU institutions use cloud computing services from Microsoft and Amazon expressing concern
Gener8: the browser that doesn’t grab your data for free
Do you get annoyed when you mention something to a friend and then your mobile shows you a relevant ad?
Apple’s privacy rules to be enforced within weeks
Apple will within coming weeks start implementing earlier announced and controversial privacy notification rules. Â Facebook and other advertisers have complained