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European Commission Urged to Revoke UK Data Adequacy Decision Due to Privacy Concerns

June 17, 2025
The UK data adequacy decision was slated to expire this month, but recently received a six-month extension approval from the EDPB. The civil society groups are calling for withdrawal of this extension if the UK government does not ensure an equivalent level of data protection.
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Data PrivacyNews

Consumers Left With Serious Privacy Concerns as 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

March 28, 2025
The new recipients of 23andMe’s data would not necessarily have to offer consumers the ability to opt out once they take possession of it. And it remains unclear which (or how many) hands the data would wind up in, raising additional security as well as privacy concerns.
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DOGE’s Blitzkrieg Through National Government Raising Privacy Concerns Over Access to Federal Data

February 10, 2025
Recent DOGE actions in U.S. Treasury computer systems have raised particular privacy concerns and triggered lawsuits. Some government officials and legal experts are claiming that this access to federal data breaches the Privacy Act of 1974 among other regulations.
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Data PrivacyNews

Digital Price Tags With Real-Time Updates Proposed by Kroger, Walmart and Others Raise Privacy Concerns

August 26, 2024
Two of the largest retailers in the United States have announced plans to shift to digital price tags within the next few years, and the concept has raised controversy due to the possibility of price gouging as well as privacy concerns.
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Data PrivacyNews

Privacy Concerns Raised With Extremely Fast Launch of China’s Digital ID Program

August 14, 2024
China’s digital ID trial has stoked privacy concerns, and questions have also been raised about what may happen if a citizen's ID is revoked by the government.
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Meta’s Election Tools Banned in Spain Over Privacy Concerns Ahead of the European Parliament Elections

June 10, 2024
Spain's statement on privacy concerns notes that the election tools gather the name, IP address, age and gender of Facebook and Instagram users, without an indication that this much personal data could be tied to what political content voters view and interact with.
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Data PrivacyNews

Spain Puts Temporary Ban on Worldcoin Due to Privacy Concerns

March 14, 2024
Sam Altman's Worldcoin project will not be available in Spain for up to three months, and may face future actions under the GDPR. The country's data protection authority, the AEPD, has ordered the company to stop collecting personal information due to privacy concerns.
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Data PrivacyNews

Worldcoin’s Targeting of Developing Countries in Biometric Data Collection Raises Privacy Concerns

August 21, 2023
Under a month into the project, privacy concerns have already caused Worldcoin to be banned by some countries and targeted for regulation in others. The central issue is its collection of biometric data, as it promises "free money" in return for capturing iris scans.
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Data PrivacyNews

Google Bard Is Greenlit in Europe After Addressing EU Privacy Concerns

July 19, 2023
The temporarily-delayed Google Bard is now available in the European Union, as the Irish DPC has decided that Google has provided enough information to assuage EU privacy concerns. Google Bard is adding the ability to opt out of personal data collection.
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Data PrivacyNews

Newly-Launched Threads Already Raising Privacy Concerns With Sensitive Data Collection, Instagram Sharing

July 11, 2023
Privacy concerns may be getting lost in the stampede to find a 'better Twitter,' as researchers warn that Meta's new app collects much more sensitive personal information than comparable platforms.
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