Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing it of tracking users online even after they logged off the social network, court records show.
Meta Agrees $90 Mn Settlement in Facebook Privacy Suit
‘Don’t Be Google’: The Rise of Privacy Focused Startups
Google once used the slogan “don’t be evil” to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra “don’t be Google”.
They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world’s websites to understand people’s browsing habits.
Cambodia Steps Up Surveillance With New Internet Gateway
Cambodia is powering up its new National Internet Gateway, a move activists say will allow the government to further silence the country’s embattled opposition voices.
Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data
The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.
Data Protection and Privacy Firm Titaniam Raises $6 Million in Seed Funding
Los Gatos, Calif-based data protection and privacy firm Titaniam has raised $6 million seed funding from Refinery Ventures, with participation from Fusion Fund, Shasta Ventures and individual investors. Titaniam seeks to square the circle between data protection and data usability.
IRS to End Use of Facial Recognition to Identify Taxpayers
The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers.
Massachusetts Lawmakers Weighing Online Data Privacy Bill
A bill that would grant Massachusetts residents what supporters describe as fundamental internet privacy rights — including greater control over their personal information — is making its way through the Statehouse.
British Council Student Data Found in Unprotected Database
The information of many British Council students was recently exposed online in an unprotected repository.
A world leading education institution, British Council operates in over 100 countries worldwide. In 2019 and 2020, it connected directly with roughly 80 million people, and with over 790 million overall.
Web-Tracking ‘Cookies’ Meant to Protect Privacy: Inventor
The data-tracking “cookies” at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber snoops, their inventor told AFP.
California-based engineer and entrepreneur Lou Montulli said the original “cookie” he created decades ago was intended to make life online easier by letting websites remember visitors.
Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Personal Data Privacy Exposed
There seems to be a strong likelihood that European hypocrisy over personal data privacy might continue indefinitely
