Tagged - data privacy

EU to Invest €6 Billion to Build a Single European Data Space

The EU plans to invest €6 billion to build a single European data space, reports EURACTIV. The envisioned space will house personal, business, and “high-quality...

Dutch Court Halts Use of AI for Detecting Welfare Fraud

In a landmark ruling, a Dutch court has ordered an immediate halt to the government’s use of an automated system for detection of welfare fraud.

Facebook Will Pay Illinois Users $550-Million Settlement Over Its Use of FRT

Facebook agreed to pay $550 million to settle a class action lawsuit with a group of users in Illinois over its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) to tag...

Zoho Says Surveillance Tech Is Immoral, Aligns Ideologically With Apple

Many companies are adopting GDPR as a global standard for user privacy, but Zoho went a step further at its analyst event held in Cedar Creek, Texas, Jan. 28-30. It...

Clearview AI Demonstrates the Dangers of Facial Recognition

Facial recognition technologies (FRTs) are in the news again. This time, it is Clearview AI, a small company that until recently was virtually unknown to everyone except...

Amnesty International Calls Google and Facebook a Threat to Human Rights

We recently covered Google’s lackadaisical approach to data privacy in the context of its partnership with Ascension, a US healthcare giant. Last month, Google was under...

Datex’s DataStealth Reduces Data Loss by Limiting Sensitive Data Acquisition

DataStealth is a difficult product to classify. It resembles DLP and privacy software but doesn’t fit neatly in either category. DataStealth focuses on data obfuscation,...

Google Has Personal Medical Data of Up to 50 Million Americans: Project Nightingale

Google has access to personal medical data of up to 50 million Americans through its partner Ascension, the second-largest health network in the US. The information about...

Google Builds AI-Powered Tools for Patient Care: Project Nightingale

Google has been accused of secretly collecting sensitive patient data in the US on behalf of the healthcare provider Ascension. While most of the criticism has been about...

Privacy Activists Call for the US Government to Block Google’s Acquisition of Fitbit

Nine privacy, social justice, and consumer groups have called for the US government to block Google’s $2.1-billion acquisition of Fitbit, a maker of wearable fitness...
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