ProtonMail, a hosted email service with a focus on end-to-end encrypted communications, has been facing criticism after a police report showed that French authorities managed to obtain the IP address of a French activist who was using the online service. The company has communicated widely about the incident, stating that it doesn’t log IP addresses […]
売買される「個人の位置情報」と、野放しにされるデータブローカーの脅威
個人情報を売買するデータブローカーと呼ばれる企業の活動が活発化している。規制の及ばない巨大なデータ仲介業界が、金を積んだ者に米国人のリアルタイムな位置情報まで売りさばく実情は、市民権や国家の安全、ひいては民主主義を脅かしている。
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Lawsuits Accuse Siri, Alexa, and Google of Listening When They’re Not Supposed To
“Tech companies have long encouraged putting listening devices in homes and pockets…” reports the Washington Post. “But some are growing concerned that these devices are recording even when they’re not supposed to — and they’re taking their fea…
アップルが「児童への性的虐待」の画像検出を“延期”したことの意味
アップルが「iCloud」に保存された児童の性的虐待画像（児童ポルノ画像）を検知できる機能の導入を延期すると発表した。多くの批判や反発を受けての今回の決定についてプライヴァシー保護の活動家やセキュリティ研究者らは、慎重な姿勢を保ちながらも楽観的に捉えている。
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Apple delays plans to scan cloud uploads for child sexual abuse images
Company says it will ‘collect input and make improvements’ after backlash from privacy groupsApple will delay its plans to begin scanning user images for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) before uploading them to the cloud, the company says, after a b…
FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs
The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese government has long been accused of human rights abuses over its treatment of the Uyghur population and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in China’s Xinjiang region. More than a million […]
WhatsApp fined $267M for not telling users how it shared data with Facebook
Ireland levies fine for GDPR abuses after pressure from other European countries.
Ireland watchdog fines WhatsApp record sum for flouting EU data rules
Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has slapped WhatsApp with a record €225m (£193m) fine for violating EU data protection rules.The Dublin-based Data Protection C…
UK now expects compliance with children’s privacy design code
In the U.K., a 12-month grace period for compliance with a design code aimed at protecting children online expires today — meaning app makers offering digital services in the market which are “likely” to be accessed by children (defined in this context as users under 18 years old) are expected to comply with a set […]
Apple Secures First States To Support Digital Driver’s Licenses, But Privacy Questions Linger
Apple’s plan to digitize your wallet is slowly taking shape. What started with boarding passes and venue tickets later became credit cards, subway tickets, and student IDs. Next on Apple’s list to digitize are driver’s licenses and state IDs, which it …