Latest about Privacy
Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat data
By Nicole Kobie published
News Peloton is accused of allowing marketing firm Drift to read and process data without user consent
Why Meta could face a hefty EU fine over its 'pay or consent' ad model
By Emma Woollacott published
News The European Commission said Meta is failing to offer users a valid option for equivalent services that doesn't involve tracking and targeting
Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
By Ross Kelly published
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers
Euro police chiefs rekindle end-to-end encryption battle amid continued rollouts
By Steve Ranger published
News End-to-end encryption plans are putting users in danger and making it harder to fight crime, police claim, but tech industry stakeholders disagree
Google forced to delete billions of incognito browsing records after privacy controversy
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Google has agreed to delete data it gained improperly through its private browsing function
Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
By Ross Kelly published
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
ICO threatens to name and shame cookie consent rogues
By Emma Woollacott published
News Websites failing on cookie consent have until January before the ICO takes action
Surge in workplace monitoring prompts new ICO guidelines on employee privacy
By Ross Kelly published
News Detailed guidance on how to implement workplace monitoring could prevent data protection blunders
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