Here you will find all the articles with the tag: user data privacy.
Spotify has been slapped on the wrist by Swedisch authorities for violating GPDR regulations. The long-awaited decision highlights the challenges faced by European users in protecting their data. Privacy rights organisation noyb made the accusation over four years ago, which claimed that Spotify fa... Read more
11 months ago
In an era where digital sovereignty has gained momentum in Europe, U.S. companies strive to demonstrate their commitment to empowering customers with more control over data storage and processing. Amazon's AWS cloud unit recently made its digital sovereignty pledge. TikTok is establishing locali... Read more
11 months ago
The EC's data protection board has ordered the Irish regulator to make an order by the end of This week Reuters reported that European Union regulators have given Ireland's data regulator one month to issue an order on blocking Facebook's transatlantic data flows. Helen Dixon, Ireland's Data... Read more
1 year ago
Google's current web analytics platform, GA3, also known as Universal Analytics (UA), will sunset on July 1, 2023. After this date, website owners will be able to access their UA reports for a limited time. GA4 will replace UA, and from there on create new data. Google Analytics i... Read more
1 year ago
A bug in AI chatbot ChatGPT allowed some users to see the titles of other users' conversations, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind the tool, states that bug is now fixed. The error is fixed, but users remain concerned about privacy on the platform. Since launching in November last year, milli... Read more
1 year ago
On Monday, Facebook temporarily kept at bay a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds following allegations that the social media company took advantage of its dominant position to make money from its users' data. The London tribunal listening to the case gave the claimants’ lawyer... Read more
1 year ago
Ireland's privacy watchdog is demanding answers from Twitter about a data scraping incident that leaked user information of millions of Twitter accounts. Last August, Twitter acknowledged that hackers took advantage of a system flaw that has since been repaired to access profiles linked to email... Read more
1 year ago
After making concessions to address concerns over the use of seller data, US retail giant Amazon may be able to settle two EU antitrust probes by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. If it manages to conclude the probes, Amazon escapes a fine of up to 10 percent... Read more
1 year ago
Two iOS security researchers have discovered that Apple's claim of protecting iPhone users' privacy is far from true. A Twitter post by Tommy Mysk and Tala Haj Bakry alleges that Apple tracks users via an identifier referred to as 'Direct Services Identifier' (DSID). Apple requests analytica... Read more
1 year ago
Meta has reportedly fired several employees for fraudulent practices. CNBC reports that Meta has let off over two dozen employees and contractors in the past year for inappropriately gaining control of accounts and taking bribes. Insiders told The Wall Street Journal that several of those sac... Read more
1 year ago
