Germany as a pioneer when it comes to limiting Facebook's data collection madness.
Will other countries now follow them restricting Facebook's data collection madness?
German Cartel Office restricts data collection from Facebook
Facebook has a dominant market position in Germany - and abuses it:
This has now been decided by the Bundeskartellamt. It prohibits the merging of data, Whatsapp and Instagram are also affected.
❗️The Bundeskartellamt has prohibited Facebook from collecting data outside the online network, for example with the Like button, because it sees unfair competition in it. Facebook has a dominant position in Germany and abuses it, the authority declared on 7 February 2019.
The Cartel Office also prohibited Facebook from merging the data collected on third-party websites with information collected from the users themselves on the platform of the online network. The authority also considers apps belonging to the group, such as Instagram and Whatsapp, to be third-party sources.
👉 https://www.golem.de/news/like-kartellamt-schraenkt-datensammelei-von-facebook-ein-1902-139243.html
👉 https://t.me/cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE/2087
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#Internet #DeleteFacebook #DeleteWhatsapp
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Will other countries now follow them restricting Facebook's data collection madness?
German Cartel Office restricts data collection from Facebook
Facebook has a dominant market position in Germany - and abuses it:
This has now been decided by the Bundeskartellamt. It prohibits the merging of data, Whatsapp and Instagram are also affected.
❗️The Bundeskartellamt has prohibited Facebook from collecting data outside the online network, for example with the Like button, because it sees unfair competition in it. Facebook has a dominant position in Germany and abuses it, the authority declared on 7 February 2019.
The Cartel Office also prohibited Facebook from merging the data collected on third-party websites with information collected from the users themselves on the platform of the online network. The authority also considers apps belonging to the group, such as Instagram and Whatsapp, to be third-party sources.
👉 https://www.golem.de/news/like-kartellamt-schraenkt-datensammelei-von-facebook-ein-1902-139243.html
👉 https://t.me/cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE/2087
#Facebook #Bundeskartellamt #Cookies #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Instagram #Messenger #SozialesNetz #Whatsapp
#Internet #DeleteFacebook #DeleteWhatsapp
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Cutting the Wire
It has recently come to the attention of the PrivacyTools team that Wire, the popular end-to-end encryption messaging platform had been sold or moved to a US company. After a week of questioning, Wire finally confirmed they had changed holding companies and would now be a US based company in a move they called “simple and pragmatic,” as they worked to expand their foothold in the enterprise market. This also came alongside the news that Wire had accepted more than $8 million in Venture Capital (VC) funding from Morpheus Ventures, as well as other investors.
Morpheus Ventures holds a portfolio including companies in healthcare, voice AI, life insurance, and retail customer data analytics: All sectors that have historically used invasive data collection methods to survive. Why would a VC with a portfolio centered on consumer data want to invest in a company whose mission claims to protect that very same information?
Earlier this year, Wire announced they had entered a partnership with FedResults, in a move that would bring Wire's secure messaging platform to US federal agencies. This raised a few eyebrows, but did not alarm the privacy community as Wire remained Swiss based and beholden to Switzerland's strict privacy laws. Today however, while much of Wire's business will continue to be run out of their Swiss offices, with new US-based ownership it is not entirely clear how much jurisdiction the United States will have over Wire data.
This is alarming because it is well known that Wire stores unencrypted metadata for every user.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://blog.privacytools.io/delisting-wire/
#privacytools #delisting #wire #FedResults #messenger #swiss #thinkabout
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It has recently come to the attention of the PrivacyTools team that Wire, the popular end-to-end encryption messaging platform had been sold or moved to a US company. After a week of questioning, Wire finally confirmed they had changed holding companies and would now be a US based company in a move they called “simple and pragmatic,” as they worked to expand their foothold in the enterprise market. This also came alongside the news that Wire had accepted more than $8 million in Venture Capital (VC) funding from Morpheus Ventures, as well as other investors.
Morpheus Ventures holds a portfolio including companies in healthcare, voice AI, life insurance, and retail customer data analytics: All sectors that have historically used invasive data collection methods to survive. Why would a VC with a portfolio centered on consumer data want to invest in a company whose mission claims to protect that very same information?
Earlier this year, Wire announced they had entered a partnership with FedResults, in a move that would bring Wire's secure messaging platform to US federal agencies. This raised a few eyebrows, but did not alarm the privacy community as Wire remained Swiss based and beholden to Switzerland's strict privacy laws. Today however, while much of Wire's business will continue to be run out of their Swiss offices, with new US-based ownership it is not entirely clear how much jurisdiction the United States will have over Wire data.
This is alarming because it is well known that Wire stores unencrypted metadata for every user.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://blog.privacytools.io/delisting-wire/
#privacytools #delisting #wire #FedResults #messenger #swiss #thinkabout
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