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The Electronic Frontier Federation has a good explainer of the surveillance mechanism behind the world of online ads. The EU Court of Justice has ruled that data protection authorities (DPAs) cant reject GDPR complaints due to their frequency. Connected cars drive roughshod over dataprivacy. MORE Panopticons on wheels.
January 28, 2020 marks the 13th iteration of DataPrivacy Day. An extension of the celebration for Data Protection Day in Europe, DataPrivacy Day functions as the signature event of the National Cyber Security Centre’s ongoing education and awareness efforts surrounding online privacy. Key Management.
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If the devastating health and economic ramifications weren’t enough, individual privacy is also in the throes of being profoundly and permanently disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Privacy advocates worry that government authorities and the tech giants inevitably will use COVID-19 as an excuse to intensify surveillance, over broadly.
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In 2021, Schrems II – the landmark dataprivacy verdict issued in July 2020 – continues to prevent businesses from carrying out basic data transfers to non-EU countries. And, with the news that the UK is set to leave GDPR following Brexit, guidance around data protection in Europe has never been more unclear.
French legislators have approved the use of intelligent surveillance cameras for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, despite privacy advocates’ concerns that the technology infringes on residents’ privacy, particularly if employed beyond the event.
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