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UK CMA Plans to Investigate Google Chrome’s “Privacy Sandbox” for Potential Anticompetitive Behavior

January 20, 2021

The "Privacy Sandbox" initiative proposed by Google could bring major changes to the online advertising industry, disabling third-party cookies entirely in the Chrome browser. Could this be considered anticompetitive?

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Tracking the Trackers: Cookies Are Subject to Opt-In Under GDPR and a Sale Under the CCPA

August 26, 2020

Those little automated data tracking mechanisms are subject to special treatment, consent, opt in and opt out requirements. Have you properly accounted for cookies for GDPR and CCPA?

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Data Privacy News

IAB Tech Lab Proposes Web Tracking Technologies as Alternative to Cookies

October 7, 2019

Instead of using cookies, IAB Tech Lab is proposing web tracking technologies through one centralized token that follows users around the web to track browsing habits and privacy preferences.

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Data Leak Exposes Private Profile Information of 5.4 Million Twitter Users, Dumped for Free on Underground Forum

Document Leak Reveals Meta Employees Took Bribes To Use Account Recovery Tool for Expedited Service, Account Hijacking

Data Owners vs. Data Stewards vs. Data Custodians — The 3 Types of Data Masters and Why You Should Employ Them

Russian Hackers Steal 50 Million Passwords From 111 Countries Using Infostealer Malware