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South Korea Continues Active Pursuit of Big Tech Violations With $15 Million Fine to Meta for Data Collection

November 12, 2024

South Korea's Meta fine comes as the result of a four-year investigation into Facebook's data collection practices between 2018 and 2022. Meta was found to have collected user information about sexual orientation, political views and religion among other items.

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Data Protection News

Big Tech Alliance Criticizes EU Decisions on AI Training

September 26, 2024

Headed up by Meta, a collection of the biggest names in tech and AI research has sent a letter to the European Union warning that EU decisions on regulating AI training threaten to hold the region back.

Joe Biden in press meet showing State of the Union addresses big tech, personal data and targeted advertising

Data Privacy News

State of the Union: Biden Signals More Regulation Coming for Big Tech on Personal Data, Targeted Advertising

February 13, 2023

The aspect of SOTU that caught big tech's attention was a call for bipartisan support on antitrust enforcement and stronger protections for personal data. The president also called for targeted advertising to children to be banned.

Joe Biden in public meeting showing op-ed on big tech and personal data

Data Privacy News

Biden Admin Op-Ed Calls for Increased Transparency Into Big Tech Algorithms, Banning Collection of Children’s Personal Data for Targeted Advertising

January 16, 2023

The main theme of the Biden op-ed was the setting aside of partisan differences to curb the power of big tech, primarily by limiting the ways in which these firms collect and use personal data.

Indian government building in New Delhi, India showing big tech companies pushback personal data protection bill

Data Protection News

After Pushback From Big Tech Companies, India Scraps Personal Data Protection Bill and Starts Over

August 8, 2022

The decision to scrap the data protection bill came from a parliamentary review process. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has told reporters that work was already underway on a new personal data law, no doubt to the delight of big tech companies.

European flag with circuit board showing Digital Services Act on targeted advertising and recommender algorithms

Data Protection News

Finalized EU Digital Services Act Promises Transparency in Recommender Algorithms, New Restrictions on Targeted Advertising

May 4, 2022

Digital Services Act would bring new restrictions on how targeted advertising can use sensitive personal information and a requirement that the inner workings of recommender algorithms be visible to the public.

EU flag and computer keyboard showing Digital Markets Act on Big Tech and inteoperability

Data Privacy News

EU Digital Markets Act Is GDPR-like in Scope, Focuses on Big Tech “Gatekeeper” Platforms and Messaging Interoperability

April 1, 2022

The Digital Markets Act focuses on Big Tech, and its requirements would force message interoperability among other terms that Facebook and similar services are unlikely to be happy about.

Ambulance car of the emergency medical service at night showing HIPAA violation by Big Tech

Data Privacy Insights

Big Tech’s Brazen HIPAA Violations Are Unethical, Immoral, and Legally Actionable

January 21, 2022

While one might think that health care providers are the primary entities that could potentially leak, share, or exploit private patient data, the truth is that the most audacious HIPAA violations are being perpetrated every day by Big Tech.

Internet connection on a smart phone showing privacy rules for Big Tech

Data Privacy News

Big Tech Isn’t Breaking Any Privacy Rules if There Aren’t Rules to Break

December 27, 2021

Privacy rules do for enterprise what enterprise won’t do for itself. Asking Big Tech to take the high road even when it hurts their profits is like asking dental patients to pull their own teeth. As long as policymakers delay robust data regulations, there aren’t any rules for Big Tech to break.

Data Privacy News

New Apple Privacy Policy Has Cost Big Tech Platforms $10 Billion in Lost Ad Revenue

November 9, 2021

Apple's privacy policy changes have already cost other big tech firms nearly $10 billion in lost ad revenue. Research firm Lotame reports that Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have lost a combined $9.85 billion thus far in the third and fourth quarters.

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South Korea Continues Active Pursuit of Big Tech Violations With $15 Million Fine to Meta for Data Collection

Big Tech Alliance Criticizes EU Decisions on AI Training

State of the Union: Biden Signals More Regulation Coming for Big Tech on Personal Data, Targeted Advertising

Biden Admin Op-Ed Calls for Increased Transparency Into Big Tech Algorithms, Banning Collection of Children’s Personal Data for Targeted Advertising

After Pushback From Big Tech Companies, India Scraps Personal Data Protection Bill and Starts Over

Finalized EU Digital Services Act Promises Transparency in Recommender Algorithms, New Restrictions on Targeted Advertising

EU Digital Markets Act Is GDPR-like in Scope, Focuses on Big Tech “Gatekeeper” Platforms and Messaging Interoperability

Big Tech’s Brazen HIPAA Violations Are Unethical, Immoral, and Legally Actionable

Big Tech Isn’t Breaking Any Privacy Rules if There Aren’t Rules to Break

New Apple Privacy Policy Has Cost Big Tech Platforms $10 Billion in Lost Ad Revenue

Russian Phishing Campaign Targets Messaging App Users to Steal Recovery Keys and Take Over Accounts

“Cyber Shield,” Britain’s Agentic AI Cyber Defense Project, Prepares for the World of Machine-Speed Attacks

Data Breach Hits AssuranceAmerica Exposing Personal Information of Nearly 7 Million People

Data Breach at Aflac Japan Impacts 4.38 Million Customers and Sales Agents