South Korea Fines Google, Meta Over Privacy Violations
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers’ online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements.
Twitter Ex-Security Chief Tells US Congress of Security Concerns
Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko told the US Congress on Tuesday that the platform ignored his security concerns, as its shareholders decide whether to approve a $44 billion takeover deal that Elon Musk is trying to exit.
Irish Watchdog Fines Instagram 405M Euros in Teen Data Case
Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
Facebook Parent Settles Suit in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook’s corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016.
Cosmetics Giant Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit
Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.
Privacy Activists Target Google Over French ‘Spam’ Emails
Google is breaking EU law by sending users of its email service Gmail direct advertising messages, activists said in a complaint sent to French regulators on Wednesday.
It is the latest in a long line of complaints filed by the activist group NOYB (None of Your Business), which has fought the tech giant for years on data privacy.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Oracle Over Data Collection Practices
A class action lawsuit filed against Oracle on Friday in the Northern District of California claims that the tech giant has built a worldwide surveillance machine.
New Open Source Tool Shows Code Injected Into Websites by In-App Browsers
A researcher has conducted an analysis to see how major companies could track user activity through their mobile in-app browsers, and released a free and open source tool that allows anyone to check what code is being injected by such browsers.
FTC Looking at Rules to Corral Tech Firms’ Data Collection
Whether it’s the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.
