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big tech
Which comes first, the Google search monopoly or the data?
Anyone who’s used the internet at some point over the last 25 years won’t exactly struggle to understand that Google has a pervasive, and it turns out illegal, monopoly...
data privacy
ORG calls for age assurance industry to be regulated
Open Rights Group has warned of serious privacy and security risks for people in the UK as online platforms start to ask users to verify their age, as required...
data privacy
Dangerous Data Bill Affects Us All, Not Just Creative Industries
Digital rights campaigners, the Open Rights Group have warned that the Data Use and Access Bill contains dangerous provisions that will not only make it harder for people to...
data privacy
Big Brother Watch Urges Government to Reject New Digital ID Plan
Responding to news that the Government is considering a proposal for a new “BritCard” digital ID scheme, Rebecca Vincent, interim director of Big Brother Watch, said:
“Make no mistake: the...
ai
Are AI Assistants built for us or to exploit us? and other questions for the AI industry
Technology has made certain things incredibly convenient and practical, whether it’s communicating instantly with people across the globe, archiving easily digital versions of our memories, or ordering quickly goods...
big tech
Big Brother Watch, Open Rights Group and Index on Censorship welcome UK court’s rejection of Home Office bid to hear Apple encryption case in...
The court responsible for hearing Apple’s challenge against the UK Government demanding that it breaks encryption has rejected the Home Office’s bid to have the case heard in secret.
Earlier...
data privacy
EDPS participates in fourth Coordinated Enforcement Action: focus on the right to erasure of personal data
Demonstrating our commitment to the consistent application and enforcement of data protection across the EU institutions (EUIs) and the EU as a whole, the EDPS is participating in the...
data privacy
DSGVO, KRITIS & Co: Diese Meldepflichten gelten in einem IT-Notfall
In einem IT-Notfall zählt jede Minute. Mit Blick auf die Einhaltung gesetzlicher Meldepflichten ist dies oft wörtlich zu nehmen. Wer nach einem Sicherheitsvorfall nämlich nicht oder zu spät informiert,...
consumer
Digitale Brieftasche kommt gut gefüllt nach Deutschland
Berlin- Die deutsche Wirtschaft macht gemeinsam mit der Politik Tempo beim Einsatz der künftigen EU-weiten digitalen Identität. Dazu haben der Digitalverband Bitkom und das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung...
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ID Cards: UK Risks Sleepwalking into a Pre-Crime State
Building blocks of digital surveillance
Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group said:
“A costly and...
ai
Google Research: accelerating scientific breakthroughs to real-world impact
Over the past two weeks we’ve seen a flurry of new results from Google Research,...
Weltspartag: Wie Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher ihr Geld beim Onlinebanking schützen
Sparen findet nicht nur am Bankschalter statt: Viele Menschen nutzen auch Onlinebanking und mobile Banking-Apps, um ihre Finanzen zu...
Taxiunternehmen teilt sensible Kundendaten per WhatsApp-Gruppe – so geht es nicht!
Persönlicher geht’s kaum: Fotos von Kundeninnen und Kunden, von Personal- und Schwerbehindertenausweisen, Namen, Adressen, Überweisungen, Rezepte, Kliniknamen und Termine...