Privacy
Calls grow for UK competition watchdog to block Google's Privacy Sandbox
A group of companies has warned that Google's Privacy Sandbox would cut publishers' revenues by as much as two-thirds
DWP exposed more than 6,000 disability claimants' NI numbers online
The Information Commissioner Office is examining the incident, while the DWP insists it takes its responsibility to protect data "very seriously"
UK-Japan trade deal threatens UK citizens' online privacy, ORG warns
Adopting a 'free flow of data' approach would be a radical departure from the UK's current position, argues the Open Rights Group
Berners-Lee's Inrupt releases first commercial offering, the privacy-preserving Enterprise Solid Server
ESS offers a route to 'inclusive capitalism', says CEO John Bruce
ICO faces legal action over alleged failure to address illegal data sharing
The ICO agreed that the AdTech industry had violated the GDPR but says that a tribunal will decide the matter 'in due course'
Trust in the tech giants is falling as we enter 'the era of choice'
Consumers to start to question and demand more when it comes to their data
Governmental mass surveillance is illegal, says top European court
National security concerns do not exclude the bloc's members from the need to abide by EU laws, says the EU Court of Justice
Facebook threatens to quit EU after spat with Irish regulator
Facebook has threatened to halt operations in Europe, after Ireland's data regulator told it to stop sending citizens' data to the USA
US and EU like 'two trains colliding' on privacy says activist Schrems
Schrems 'pretty much done with waiting' for a resolution to the Facebook privacy case after seven years and five court cases
Please, I'm Ben Todd and there's only one of me: The case for a unified identity
We need a single digital identity to authenticate us at work, prove who we are to our energy company, and let us log in seamlessly to our favourite news site
Government's test-and-trace programme is illegal under GDPR
The government skipped essential data privacy impact assessments in its rush to get the system up and running
Why companies don't need to turn to surveillance technologies to push for remote-working productivity
There are ways to promote collaboration without having to resort to micromanaging or using intrusive surveillance tools
Why data sovereignty will reign in a post-Schrems 2.0 open source world
Privacy activist Max Schrem's court victory creates an ideal opportunity for open source and open data approaches, says OpenUK's Amanda Brock
US mulls a ban on TikTok and other Chinese social media apps
'We are taking this very seriously,' Pompeo says
Privacy-focused search engine Startpage gives more details of the System1 investment
'System1 is interested in Startpage’s ad revenue, not its data', company says
TikTok is spying on you via the clipboard, researchers warn iPhone users
Social media app monitors the universal clipboard and can use it to pinpoint location
Google to automatically delete new users' search and location history after 18 months
But existing users will need to change the settings for themselves
Covid-19 contact tracing app: government u-turns to adopt decentralised Apple - Google API model
After a series of delays and warnings from cyber security and privacy experts, the government is abandoning its centralised approach to Covid-19 data collection
Twitter deletes 170,000 Chinese propaganda accounts, Zoom blocks US-Chinese activists over Tiananmen call
A year ago Twitter was accused of bowing to Chinese pressure, now it's Zoom's turn
After IBM and Amazon, Microsoft bans facial recognition sales to police
Brad Smith, Microsoft President, says people's human rights needs to be protected as the technology is deployed
Amazon suspends police use of its facial recognition technology for one year
But no mention of use by intelligence agencies, the military and other law enforcement bodies
IBM will no longer develop or sell facial recognition software
Big Blue says it's worried about racial profiling and mass surveillance
Personal information collected by NHS Test and Trace to be kept for 20 years
And there is 'no absolute right' for people to delete their personal data after the pandemic has passed
UK contact tracing app: will it be effective?
Emma Wright, Partner at technology and digital specialist law firm Kemp Little, discusses the various thorny issues around the NHSX contact tracing app, including its effectiveness, the privacy issues surrounding the technology, and possible discriminatory...
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