privacy

Google Will Curb App-Tracking on Its Smartphones
Google Will Curb App-Tracking on Its Smartphones
February 16, 2022  |  Google

Google will extend its Privacy Sandbox project to its Android smartphones in an effort to curb the practice of advertisers gathering user data. Writing on...

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Meta’s Facial Recognition Lawsuit May Intensify Privacy Law Discussion 
Meta’s Facial Recognition Lawsuit May Intensify Privacy Law Discussion 
February 16, 2022  |  Meta

There was a time when online platforms “moved fast, broke rules,” and were rewarded with massive consumer (and financial) growth while encountering limited regulatory pushback,...

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Full Steam Ahead for Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill
Full Steam Ahead for Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill
February 15, 2022  |  Regulation

Massachusetts residents are closer to having their privacy protected. This month, Beacon Hill lawmakers advanced an amended comprehensive data privacy bill, The National Law Review...

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Former FTC Head: Congress Must Protect Data Privacy
Former FTC Head: Congress Must Protect Data Privacy
February 15, 2022  |  Regulation

A former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is urging Congress to enact consumer privacy legislation. Jon Leibowitz, who led the agency from 2009...

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CMA to Watch Google as it Secures Privacy Pledges
CMA to Watch Google as it Secures Privacy Pledges
February 14, 2022  |  Regulation

The long running feud between the United Kingdom’s competition police and Google may have cooled. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured a...

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French Privacy Regulator Rules Against Use of Google Analytics
French Privacy Regulator Rules Against Use of Google Analytics
February 11, 2022  |  Regulation

France’s privacy overseer has told Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, that an unnamed website cannot use Google Analytics because it transfers personal information to the...

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US Must Learn From Europe in Privacy, AI Regulation, Says Policy Expert
US Must Learn From Europe in Privacy, AI Regulation, Says Policy Expert
February 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The rise of digital technologies has improved the world in untold ways. But there has been at least one casualty: privacy. For Americans, it’s especially troubling given the lack of protection. Only...

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Biometrics Firm Drops Facial Scan Proviso From ID Verification Software
Biometrics Firm Drops Facial Scan Proviso From ID Verification Software
February 09, 2022  |  Biometrics

Biometrics firm ID.me is dropping the facial recognition component of its identity verification software used by a host of states and federal agencies. As The...

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Meta Pledges to Remain in Europe
Meta Pledges to Remain in Europe
February 09, 2022  |  Meta

Meta says it’s “absolutely not” leaving Europe over European Union-U.S. data transfers, refuting reports in the press, according to a company blog post published Tuesday...

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