Grindr on the hook for €10M over GDPR consent violations
Grindr, a gay, bi, trans and queer hook-up app, is on the hook for a penalty of NOK100,000,000 (aka €10M or ~$12.1M) in Europe. Norway’s data protection agency has announced it’s notified the US-based company of its intention to issue t.....»»
DC sues Amazon over alleged antitrust violations
The District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant has abused its market dominance in e-commerce to harm competition and keep retail prices artificially high across the entire internet......»»
Florida high school alters 80 "immodest" yearbook photos of students
Eighty students had yearbook photos edited without their consent to hide their chests and shoulders......»»
Three years of GDPR: the biggest fines so far
British Airways has received the largest fine issued so far under European data protection laws......»»
European Parliament amps up pressure on EU-US data flows and GDPR enforcement
European Union lawmakers are facing further pressure to step in and do something about lackadaisical enforcement of the bloc’s flagship data protection regime after the European Parliament voted yesterday to back a call urging the Commission to.....»»
The GDPR Consequences We Haven"t Talked About
The pandemic has inevitably caused both individuals and companies to alter or check their normal security and data protection practices. Continue reading........»»
Multiple US agencies probing world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
The IRS, DOJ, and CFTC are looking at potential criminal violations. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images News) Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is under investigation by a laundry list of US government agencies, in.....»»
Helping endangered sea turtles, one emergency surgery at a time
"Help! I'm fishing and just caught a huge sea turtle. She's completely swallowed my hook." We are two veterinarians, Debra Moore, who specializes in sea turtles, and John Thomason, who specializes in internal medicine. This is a call we get a lot in.....»»
Chinese TV Maker Skyworth Under Fire For Excessive Data Collection That Users Call Spying
Chinese television maker Skyworth has issued an apology after a consumer found that his set was quietly collecting a wide range of private data and sending it to a Beijing-based analytics company without his consent. From a report: A network traffic.....»»
Researchers reveal how PIF proteins regulate cytokinesis
To protect their newly formed fragile organs, dark-grown dicotyledonous plants form an apical hook when penetrating through the soil. The apical hook of pifq (pif1 pif3 pif4 pif5) mutant was fully opened, even in complete darkness, suggesting that PI.....»»
Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments opposing net neutrality
ISP-funded astroturfing used millions of real names and faked consent records. Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on December 14, 2017, in Washington, DC, the day of the FCC's vote to repeal net neutrality rules. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ).....»»
Disqus facing $3M fine in Norway for tracking users without consent
Disqus, a commenting plugin that’s used by a number of news websites and which can share user data for ad targeting purposes, has got into hot water in Norway for tracking users without their consent. The local data protection agency said today.....»»
Tesla Accused of Environmental Rule Violations In US and Germany
Rei_is_a_dumbass shares a report from CNBC: Tesla is defending itself in the U.S. and Germany against allegations that it has violated environmental rules and regulations, according to a new financial filing. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection.....»»
CEO of $2 Billion Startup Ousted for Taking LSD at Work
Marketing startup Iterable dismissed its chief executive officer over violations of company policy, Iterable said in a note to employees on Monday. From a report: The fired CEO, Justin Zhu, said the board's chief reason for ousting him was that he to.....»»
Court Chides FBI, But Re-Approves Warrantless Surveillance Program
For a second year, the nation's surveillance court has pointed with concern to "widespread violations" by the F.B.I. of rules intended to protect Americans' privacy when analysts search emails gathered without a warrant -- but still signed off on ano.....»»
Young people learn about relationships from media
Chanel Contos' recent petition called for an overhaul of sexual education at schools and for consent to be taught earlier on, and better......»»
Ireland Opens GDPR Investigation Into Facebook Leak
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Facebook's lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis-a-vis the leak of data reported earlier this month......»»
How startups can ensure CCPA and GDPR compliance in 2021
Small startups might not think the world’s strictest data privacy laws apply to them, but it’s important to enact best data management practices before a legal situation arises. Beth Winters Contributor.....»»
Uber hit with default ‘robo-firing’ ruling after another EU labor rights GDPR challenge
Labor activists challenging Uber over what they allege are ‘robo-firings’ of drivers in Europe have trumpeted winning a default judgement in the Netherlands — where the Court of Amsterdam ordered the ride-hailing giant to reinstate.....»»
Facebook faces investigation over data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission is to launch an investigation into whether it broke GDPR rules......»»
Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak
Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak.....»»