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Microsoft Edge imports Chrome data without permission

Microsoft Edge imports Chrome data without permission

The Microsoft Edge browser appears to be importing data from the Chrome browser without permission from end users. The data includes opened tabs in the Chrome browser, as well as other information. Microsoft makes no secret of its desire to let Windows users use its own Microsoft Edge browser. T... Read more

date3 months ago
US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

Three sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO that the White House is set to issue its long-anticipated executive order on transatlantic data flows next week. The new Privacy Shield is intended to address European complaints about US surveillance methods, and it may be signed and announc... Read more

date2 years ago
Norway calls for Facebook to be fined for illegal data transfers

Norway calls for Facebook to be fined for illegal data transfers

According to Norway's data protection authority, Facebook owner Meta should be penalized for continuing to transfer Europeans' private data to the United States in contravention of an essential EU court order. If authorities do not punish the US tech giant, there would be little or no motivation... Read more

date2 years ago
‘Facebook and Instagram will likely be unavailable in Europe’

‘Facebook and Instagram will likely be unavailable in Europe’

The Irish privacy authority wants to ban data transfers between Meta and the United States. The bill can be implemented in a few months. There's a chance that Instagram and Facebook will no longer be available to European users. The Irish privacy authority shared the proposal in a letter to all ... Read more

date2 years ago
France condemns Analytics: Europe slowly eliminates Google software

France condemns Analytics: Europe slowly eliminates Google software

The French privacy and data authority (CNIL) is using Google Analytics as an argument to accuse several French sites of privacy violations. In doing so, the CNIL follows the example of Dutch, Norwegian and Austrian authorities. "Google's measures are not sufficient to exclude the accessibility o... Read more

date2 years ago
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) threatens to pull out of Europe

Meta (Facebook, Instagram) threatens to pull out of Europe

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is threatening to blackout its social media platforms in Europe if the European Union continues to push EU-US data transfer measures. According to the social media giant, the processing of user data between countries is essential for service delivery and tar... Read more

date2 years ago
US and EU Transatlantic data transfer talks continue

US and EU Transatlantic data transfer talks continue

Officials from the European Union and the United States are making progress to ensure that Transatlantic data flow continues. The negotiations are important to all companies which operate in the US and EU. Also big tech vendors have to deal with these regulations. In a report by the Wall Street... Read more

date3 years ago
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