Privacy
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Your office is now absolutely riddled with surveillance equipmentNews While workplace monitoring is shown to have a detrimental effect on morale, many firms are still charging ahead
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Workplace monitoring is still out of controlNews Workers say they dislike being tracked, yet employers are still ramping up surveillance practices
By Emma Woollacott Published
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ICO issues fresh guidance on AI recruitment toolsNews The ICO has issued guidance for recruiters and AI developers after finding that many are mishandling data
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The 5 most secure phones for businessBest Finding the most secure phone for your business helps keep your data and privacy protected
By Rene Millman Last updated
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Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat dataNews 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 modelNews 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, wellbeingNews 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 rolloutsNews 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 controversyNews 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 priceNews 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 roguesNews 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 privacyNews Detailed guidance on how to implement workplace monitoring could prevent data protection blunders
By Ross Kelly Published
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