<p>Right after BeReal got acquired by French mobile games publisher Voodoo this summer, the candid selfie-sharing app that has been popular with Gen Zers changed how it asks users to consent to tracking. The resulting pop-up is now the target of a privacy complaint in Europe. Confirmed breaches of the bloc&#8217;s General Data Protection Regulation [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Right after BeReal got acquired by French mobile games publisher Voodoo this summer, the candid selfie-sharing app that has been popular with Gen Zers changed how it asks users to consent to tracking. The resulting pop-up is now the target of a privacy complaint in Europe. Confirmed breaches of the bloc&#8217;s General Data Protection Regulation [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Another attempt to get a class action-style privacy damages case to stick against Google has failed in the U.K. after the Court of Appeal refused to overturn an earlier dismissal. The lawsuit concerned the misuse of health records for some 1.6 million patients whose information was passed to Google&#8217;s AI division, DeepMind, back in 2015 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Another attempt to get a class action-style privacy damages case to stick against Google has failed in the U.K. after the Court of Appeal refused to overturn an earlier dismissal. The lawsuit concerned the misuse of health records for some 1.6 million patients whose information was passed to Google&#8217;s AI division, DeepMind, back in 2015 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Most web browsers currently have a feature called “Do Not Track” hidden in settings. In the case of Mozilla&#8217;s Firefox browser, Windows Report has spotted a change in the upcoming version — the setting is gone. But this doesn&#8217;t mean what you think it means. As the name suggests, if you have “Do Not Track” [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Most web browsers currently have a feature called “Do Not Track” hidden in settings. In the case of Mozilla&#8217;s Firefox browser, Windows Report has spotted a change in the upcoming version — the setting is gone. But this doesn&#8217;t mean what you think it means. As the name suggests, if you have “Do Not Track” [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Back in March, the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 was found to have broken the bloc’s data protection rules. Since then, we haven&#8217;t heard much about this awkward situation. But Monday was the deadline for the EU’s executive to respond to the European Data Protection Supervisor’s (EDPS) order requiring it to suspend any infringing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Back in March, the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 was found to have broken the bloc’s data protection rules. Since then, we haven&#8217;t heard much about this awkward situation. But Monday was the deadline for the EU’s executive to respond to the European Data Protection Supervisor’s (EDPS) order requiring it to suspend any infringing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple is being sued over its decision not to implement a system that would have scanned iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The lawsuit argues that by not doing more to prevent the spread of this material, it’s forcing victims to relive their trauma, according to The New York Times. The suit describes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple is being sued over its decision not to implement a system that would have scanned iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The lawsuit argues that by not doing more to prevent the spread of this material, it’s forcing victims to relive their trauma, according to The New York Times. The suit describes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>US-based Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla must also delete historic data collected on millions of Americans.</p>

<p>US-based Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla must also delete historic data collected on millions of Americans.</p>

<p>Not for the first time, food delivery firm Foodinho has been spanked by Italy&#8217;s privacy watchdog. Per Reuters, the Glovo-owned on-demand delivery app has been fined €5 million ($5.20 million) after it was found to have unlawfully processed the data of more than 35,000 riders registered on the platform. Issues identified included riders&#8217; geolocation data [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Not for the first time, food delivery firm Foodinho has been spanked by Italy&#8217;s privacy watchdog. Per Reuters, the Glovo-owned on-demand delivery app has been fined €5 million ($5.20 million) after it was found to have unlawfully processed the data of more than 35,000 riders registered on the platform. Issues identified included riders&#8217; geolocation data [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Security and privacy advocates have long warned that sensitive medical data can be used to train AI models, and can expose personal data down the line.</p>

<p>Security and privacy advocates have long warned that sensitive medical data can be used to train AI models, and can expose personal data down the line.</p>

<p>Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary &#8220;pay us or consent to ad tracking&#8221; choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. Little wonder when compliance failure in this context risks fines of up to 10% of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary &#8220;pay us or consent to ad tracking&#8221; choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. Little wonder when compliance failure in this context risks fines of up to 10% of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Qwant, France&#8217;s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index. The pair hopes this move will help drive innovation in their respective search engines &#8212; including and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Qwant, France&#8217;s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index. The pair hopes this move will help drive innovation in their respective search engines &#8212; including and [&hellip;]</p>