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Mozilla Says Data Safety Labels for Android Apps Mostly False or Misleading, Do Not Reflect Privacy Policies

March 8, 2023

Study has harsh criticism for the data safety labels that ostensibly inform consumers about the data sharing habits of Android apps. Almost 80% of sampled apps either did not match up with statements made in the privacy policy or were worded in a misleading way.

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Data Privacy Insights

Your Favorite Apps May Be ‘Sharing’ Way More of Your Data Than They Let On

November 4, 2022

Study of the new Google Play Store data safety section revealed that 55.2% of the mobile apps openly admit to sharing your data. The study revealed that shopping, business, and food & drink were among the app categories that share the most user data.

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Cyber Security Insights

The USA PATRIOT Act: How CPOs Can Adopt a Privacy-First Approach To Secure Data Collaboration

August 10, 2022

The USA PATRIOT Act Section 314(b) is an important enabler in the fight against financial crime, allowing financial institutions to share vital data with one another for prevention, detection, and investigations. Ronen Cohen, VP of Strategy at Duality Technologies, discusses why financial institutions have struggled to fully utilize this valuable piece of legislation and how privacy-first approaches are paving a new way forward.

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Data Privacy News

Wordle Remains “Free” After NYT Acquisition, but Now Comes Bundled With Tons of Ad Tracking

March 7, 2022

The original version of Wordle, hosted by creator Josh Wardle on a self-hosted website, did not have any advertising or connection to ad tracking networks.

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Data Protection News

European Commission Draft Data Act Lays Out Data Sharing Obligations for Device Manufacturers, Industrial Systems

March 4, 2022

The Data Act would make data sharing terms more easily accessible to end users, allowing them direct access to stored data and controls to limit its use and movement.

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Data Privacy News

DoorDash Takes NYC to Court Over Data Sharing Law, Food Delivery Price Caps

September 29, 2021

A new data sharing law that recently went into effect in New York City is being challenged by food delivery giant DoorDash on the grounds that it requires revealing too much confidential and sensitive information to restaurants.

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Data Privacy Insights

Could Synthetic Data Be the Future of Data Sharing?

August 25, 2021

Synthetic data generation (SDG) is rapidly emerging as a practical privacy enhancing technology (PET) for data sharing by generating non-identifiable datasets that can be used and disclosed without the legislative need for additional consent given that these datasets would not be considered personal information.

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Data Privacy News

ACLU Privacy Policy Update Reveals Data Sharing With Facebook; Names, Email Addresses and Phone Numbers Included

April 14, 2021

Update to the ACLU's privacy policy indicates that the organization is now feeding the same Facebook targeted advertising system it criticizes. Data sharing includes names, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Hand on smartwatch and health medical tracker showing warning for health apps over data sharing

Data Privacy News

Fertility-Tracking App Flo Settles With FTC Over Misrepresentation of Data Sharing Practices; Warning for All Health Apps

January 21, 2021

Recent FTC settlement with the popular Flo Fertility Tracking app came with a warning from the agency to other health apps that engage in questionable data sharing practices.

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Data Privacy News

WhatsApp Clarifies New Privacy Policy Update, Says That Data Sharing With Facebook Will Be Limited To Communication With Businesses

January 18, 2021

A recent privacy policy update from WhatsApp appeared to be forcing users to agree to sharing of personal data with Facebook. WhatsApp has clarified exactly what will be shared.

Data Sharing

Data Breach of Financial Service Provider Latitude Jumps From 328,000 to 14 Million Records Stolen

Ferrari Disclosed a Data Breach Impacting Customer Data but Refused to Pay Ransom

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