Browser-level privacy setting mandated by California is absent from Safari, iOS.
Google Play Gets Mandatory App Privacy Labels In April 2022
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In iOS 14, Apple added a “privacy” section to the app store, requiring app developers to list the data they collect and how they use it. Google — which was one of the biggest targets of Apple’s pr…
EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse
Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) has hit Amazon with a record-breaking €746 million ($887m) GDPR fine over the way it uses customer data for targeted advertising purposes. Amazon disclosed the ruling in an SEC filing on Friday in which it slammed the decision as baseless and added that it intended to defend itself […]
Estonia Says a Hacker Downloaded 286,000 ID Photos From Government Database
Estonian officials said they arrested last week a local suspect who used a vulnerability to gain access to a government database and downloaded government ID photos for 286,438 Estonians. From a report: The attack took place earlier this month, and the…
Mexico Says Officials Spent $61 Million On Pegasus Spyware
Mexico’s top security official said Wednesday that two previous administrations spent $61 million to buy Pegasus spyware that has been implicated in government surveillance of opponents and journalists around the world. PBS reports: Public Safety Secre…
48 Advocacy Groups Call On the FTC To Ban Amazon Surveillance
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: On Thursday, a coalition of 48 civil rights and advocacy groups organized by Athena asked the Federal Trade Commission to exercise its rulemaking authority by banning corporate facial surveillance t…
Google Play gets mandatory app privacy labels in April 2022
After delaying its iOS privacy labels for months, Google copies the feature for Play.
Google unveils its proposed ‘safety section’ for apps on Google Play
In the user interface concept Google debuted today, developers are now able to see how this feature will look to the end user.
Calgary’s parking authority exposed drivers’ personal data and tickets
A review of the logs by TechCrunch found contact information, details of parking tickets and parking offenses, and some partial card payment numbers and expiry dates.
Accel doubles down on 1Password, which just raised $100M more at a $2B valuation
The previously bootstrapped 1Password raised its first round of external capital in 2019, a $200 million Series A led by Accel that represented the VC firm’s largest single investment in its 35 years.