Google faces £2bn GDPR class action over kids’ privacy
Google is facing yet another day in the UK’s High Court over a breach of privacy and data rights with…
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Facebook ‘skirts data transfer rules with GDPR loophole’
Facebook is once again risking the wrath of regulators, consumers and the courts, amid claims that the technology giant is using…
Facebook sues developers for data privacy breaches
Facebook is attempting to show it has learned the lessons from the Cambridge Analytica scandal by taking legal action against…
Industry relief as Brits scotch Covid data sharing fears
The data-driven marketing industry can rest easy that the Government’s shambolic handling of the test and trace programme has not…
EU chiefs force review of Irish draft GDPR Twitter ruling
US tech giants pinning their hopes on an easy ride from the Irish Data Protection Commission over GDPR complaints look…
Government balks at TikTok plans to build British HQ
The net is closing in on the marketing phenomenon that is TikTok, amid claims that the UK Government is planning…
Third time lucky? EU and US open Privacy Shield talks
The European Commission and the US Department of Commerce have opened top level talks on yet another transatlantic data transfer…
Brussels inquiry slams the brakes on Google Fitbit deal
Any plans Google had for a speedy takeover of smartwatch business Fitbit have been scuppered by the Brussels, with the…
US tech giants rocked as Privacy Shield gets the chop
Thousands of companies that rely on the Privacy Shield agreement to transfer personal data between the EU and the US…
Digital ad industry groups balk at Apple ‘double opt-in’
Apple’s plan to force apps to gain additional consent from users before tracking them online has been slammed by a…