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European Commission wants milder cookie requirements with voluntary initiative
The European Commission wants to end the strict cookie notifications that websites within the EU must comply ...
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Data companies Experian and Focum silently sell the addresses of Europeans
The addresses of millions of Dutch citizens are being traded by data companies such as Experian and Focum. Th...
EU turns against Meta subscriptions and prepares to ban data collection
The EU has held an emergency consultation on Meta's advertising policies and subscriptions. This has been scr...
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Facebook and Instagram ad-free for those who pay: creative with the law?
Meta offers a subscription for European users to make Facebook and Instagram ad-free. In this way, the social...
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Norway asks the EU to permanently ban data collection for Facebook
Norway wants to impose a permanent ban on Facebook's data collection. It wants to extend this ban to the rest...
Ransomware gang Ransomed.vc abuses GDPR to receive ransom money
The ransomware gang Ransomed.vc claims to have carried out a successful ransomware attack on Sony. Remarkably...
Meta will ask permission for personalized advertising in the EU after all
Meta is adjusting its policy around personalized advertising for EU users. This ends the imposition of person...
Meta awaits daily fine of €89,000 by Norway
Meta can expect a daily fine of about €89,000 from Norway for privacy violations. The privacy watchdog's de...
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Successor Privacy Shield approved: Schrems’s turn again
A successor to Privacy Shield received official approval from the European Commission on Monday. This allows ...
“Avast sold data of millions of its free antivirus users”
Security vendor Avast allegedly traded the data of millions of users globally with a number of free antivirus...