Privacy
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Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat data
News Peloton is accused of allowing marketing firm Drift to read and process data without user consent
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Why Meta could face a hefty EU fine over its 'pay or consent' ad model
News The European Commission said Meta is failing to offer users a valid option for equivalent services that doesn't involve tracking and targeting
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers
By Ross Kelly Published
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Euro police chiefs rekindle end-to-end encryption battle amid continued rollouts
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
By Steve Ranger Published
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Google forced to delete billions of incognito browsing records after privacy controversy
News Google has agreed to delete data it gained improperly through its private browsing function
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
By Ross Kelly Published
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ICO threatens to name and shame cookie consent rogues
News Websites failing on cookie consent have until January before the ICO takes action
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Surge in workplace monitoring prompts new ICO guidelines on employee privacy
News Detailed guidance on how to implement workplace monitoring could prevent data protection blunders
By Ross Kelly Published
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Explained: The state of end-to-end encryption in the UK now the Online Safety Bill saga is over
Analysis Industry stakeholders have previously criticized the Online Safety Bill over its heavy-handed approach to encryption
By Ross Kelly Published
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Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to use
ITPro Podcast Data can be protected in use without breaking privacy boundaries
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Amazon's Ring agrees to $5.8m settlement over alleged use of its cameras to spy on female customers
The firm will also pay $25m for allegations Alexa stored child voice recordings indefinitely
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Shopify bets on 'Audiences' tool to combat Apple's tracking restrictions for retailers
News The ecommerce giant hopes its millions of customers will benefit from the Apple-compliant customer-targeting capabilities
By Ross Kelly Published
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