Why in the USA Google and Co. now also advocate a national data protection law
Angered by the Cambridge-Analytica scandal and inspired by Europe, the American Congress takes a fresh look at a data protection law. Technology companies are also lobbying for such a law - for their own reasons.
For a long time the Americans smiled at the Europeans for how sensitive they were when it came to data protection - until an earthquake shook the USA a year ago: the analysis company Cambridge Analytica had gained unnoticed access to the data of 87 million Facebook users and fed Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign with this information. Although Facebook had known about the data abuse for months, it did not inform those affected until the New York Times reported on it in March 2018.
https://www.nzz.ch/international/amerika-versucht-sich-im-datenschutz-ld.1465593
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Angered by the Cambridge-Analytica scandal and inspired by Europe, the American Congress takes a fresh look at a data protection law. Technology companies are also lobbying for such a law - for their own reasons.
For a long time the Americans smiled at the Europeans for how sensitive they were when it came to data protection - until an earthquake shook the USA a year ago: the analysis company Cambridge Analytica had gained unnoticed access to the data of 87 million Facebook users and fed Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign with this information. Although Facebook had known about the data abuse for months, it did not inform those affected until the New York Times reported on it in March 2018.
https://www.nzz.ch/international/amerika-versucht-sich-im-datenschutz-ld.1465593
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AVARE - Tamed Data Octopuses
The consumer, often unintentionally, becomes a data source. Researchers from Karlsruhe have developed software that gives users control over their personal data.
Download and more info:
https://avare.app/
https://projects.aifb.kit.edu/avare/Avare_App_Installation.pdf
GitHub:
https://github.com/privacy-avare/PRIVACY-AVARE
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The consumer, often unintentionally, becomes a data source. Researchers from Karlsruhe have developed software that gives users control over their personal data.
Download and more info:
https://avare.app/
https://projects.aifb.kit.edu/avare/Avare_App_Installation.pdf
GitHub:
https://github.com/privacy-avare/PRIVACY-AVARE
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Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old
A few weeks ago, this blog noted that there were questions hanging over the GDPR, not least the fact that no major fines had been issued against top Internet companies. The GDPR has just passed the two-year mark, and many have taken the opportunity to weigh in on this issue. For example, the data protection agency in Ireland, which would be responsible for issuing fines against the main online players, has just written a post on its GDPR enforcement plans. It says that the country’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has submitted a draft decision about a Twitter data breach to the other data protection authorities in the EU, as it is required to do under the GDPR. This means a public statement on the case should follow fairly soon.
Perhaps more interesting are some other cases involving well-known Internet names. One concerns WhatsApp, and how information about its users is shared with Facebook, which bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. Three others are cases brought by the privacy expert Max Schrems, discussed on this blog two years ago. Schrems says that top Internet services like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are guilty of “forced consent”. This is the practice of offering two basic choices to users of an online service: agree to be tracked for the purposes of serving up ads, or be thrown off the service. It’s a crucially important issue, since many Web sites adopt the same approach. If the DPC rules against it, the impact on the digital sector in the EU would be huge.
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https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/top-eu-data-protection-agency-under-pressure-to-act-against-internet-giants-as-gdpr-turns-2-years-old/
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A few weeks ago, this blog noted that there were questions hanging over the GDPR, not least the fact that no major fines had been issued against top Internet companies. The GDPR has just passed the two-year mark, and many have taken the opportunity to weigh in on this issue. For example, the data protection agency in Ireland, which would be responsible for issuing fines against the main online players, has just written a post on its GDPR enforcement plans. It says that the country’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has submitted a draft decision about a Twitter data breach to the other data protection authorities in the EU, as it is required to do under the GDPR. This means a public statement on the case should follow fairly soon.
Perhaps more interesting are some other cases involving well-known Internet names. One concerns WhatsApp, and how information about its users is shared with Facebook, which bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. Three others are cases brought by the privacy expert Max Schrems, discussed on this blog two years ago. Schrems says that top Internet services like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are guilty of “forced consent”. This is the practice of offering two basic choices to users of an online service: agree to be tracked for the purposes of serving up ads, or be thrown off the service. It’s a crucially important issue, since many Web sites adopt the same approach. If the DPC rules against it, the impact on the digital sector in the EU would be huge.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/top-eu-data-protection-agency-under-pressure-to-act-against-internet-giants-as-gdpr-turns-2-years-old/
#eu #GDPR #DPC #data #protection
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Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old
A few weeks ago, this blog noted that there were questions hanging over the GDPR, not least the fact that no major fines had been issued against top
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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks “a new beginning for our Android browser.” The new version is “an entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.” Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozilla’s own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. That’s why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. “I wouldn’t say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,” Zare said. “But I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.”
👀 👉🏼 https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/25/firefox-daylight-android-enhanced-tracking-protection-geckoview/
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After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks “a new beginning for our Android browser.” The new version is “an entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.” Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozilla’s own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. That’s why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. “I wouldn’t say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,” Zare said. “But I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.”
👀 👉🏼 https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/25/firefox-daylight-android-enhanced-tracking-protection-geckoview/
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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
Firefox Daylight for Android includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, GeckoView, and a slew of new features.
Ad trade groups say amended California consumer protection bill will ‘threaten online content and economy’
Advertising trade groups are condemning amendments to a California consumer protection bill, claiming the changes would “have a chilling effect on commercial speech, the availability of digital content, and online commerce during a time when the economy is already under significant strain.”
AB 3262, which seeks to hold “electronic retail marketplaces” to the same liability standards applied to brick-and-mortar retailers, has been the subject of opposition from Etsy, eBay’s public policy arm and industry groups who say existing law already protects consumers and that it will stifle small businesses that sell products online. Lawmakers on Monday amended the bill to include online marketplaces that profit off advertising fees collected by merchants.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/ad-trade-groups-decry-amendments-to-ca-consumer-protection-bill.html
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Advertising trade groups are condemning amendments to a California consumer protection bill, claiming the changes would “have a chilling effect on commercial speech, the availability of digital content, and online commerce during a time when the economy is already under significant strain.”
AB 3262, which seeks to hold “electronic retail marketplaces” to the same liability standards applied to brick-and-mortar retailers, has been the subject of opposition from Etsy, eBay’s public policy arm and industry groups who say existing law already protects consumers and that it will stifle small businesses that sell products online. Lawmakers on Monday amended the bill to include online marketplaces that profit off advertising fees collected by merchants.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/ad-trade-groups-decry-amendments-to-ca-consumer-protection-bill.html
#US #California #consumer #protection #bill
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Ad trade groups say amended California consumer protection bill will 'threaten online content and economy'
Advertising trade groups are condemning amendments to a California consumer protection bill, claiming it would "have a chilling effect on commercial speech, the availability of digital content, and online commerce."
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Aarogya Setu Data Privacy Ignored: RTI Exposes Major Govt Lapses
RTI replies from National Informatic Centre reveal Government of India’s failure to implement measures to secure private data of over 160 million Indians collected by the COVID-19 tracing app, Aarogya Setu. The govt announced a data protection and audit protocol for Aarogya Setu, but even 6 months later, it has failed to act on most of its key aspects.
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RTI replies from National Informatic Centre reveal Government of India’s failure to implement measures to secure private data of over 160 million Indians collected by the COVID-19 tracing app, Aarogya Setu. The govt announced a data protection and audit protocol for Aarogya Setu, but even 6 months later, it has failed to act on most of its key aspects.
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ldFm2CEqqA
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WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal
A German data protection agency has opened proceedings
WhatsApp has been facing one hell of a backlash ever since it shared that it wanted to update its privacy policy with changes that would allow Facebook to aggregate all of its users' data across all of its services. And now, the company might be in for some regulatory issues, as well. A German privacy regulator (via Bloomberg) has opened proceedings to stop the company from moving forward with the privacy policy update.
The Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, Johannes Caspar, is looking to stop Facebook from aggregating the data from WhatsApp, fearing that the company would use it to expand its marketing and advertising business.
Caspar said in a statement: "Currently, there is reason to believe that the data sharing provisions between WhatsApp and Facebook are intended to be unlawfully enforced due to the lack of voluntary and informed consent. In order to prevent unlawful mass data sharing and to put an end to unlawful consent pressure on millions of people, a formal administrative procedure has now been initiated to protect data subjects."
The goal is to reach a decision before May 15, the date when users have to accept the new privacy policy or (presumably) stop using WhatsApp. It's highly possible that the order will only apply for German residents, but we can still hope that the proceedings will set a precedence for other countries and regulators.
The Hamburg commissioner previously successfully issued a similar order against Facebook four and a half years ago for updating WhatsApp's terms and services with changes regarding information sharing across Facebook companies. The order was confirmed by two instances after Facebook took legal action against it, and data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp has been more limited in the EU than in other regions ever since.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/13/whatsapps-new-privacy-policy-is-so-bad-it-might-be-illegal/
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A German data protection agency has opened proceedings
WhatsApp has been facing one hell of a backlash ever since it shared that it wanted to update its privacy policy with changes that would allow Facebook to aggregate all of its users' data across all of its services. And now, the company might be in for some regulatory issues, as well. A German privacy regulator (via Bloomberg) has opened proceedings to stop the company from moving forward with the privacy policy update.
The Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, Johannes Caspar, is looking to stop Facebook from aggregating the data from WhatsApp, fearing that the company would use it to expand its marketing and advertising business.
Caspar said in a statement: "Currently, there is reason to believe that the data sharing provisions between WhatsApp and Facebook are intended to be unlawfully enforced due to the lack of voluntary and informed consent. In order to prevent unlawful mass data sharing and to put an end to unlawful consent pressure on millions of people, a formal administrative procedure has now been initiated to protect data subjects."
The goal is to reach a decision before May 15, the date when users have to accept the new privacy policy or (presumably) stop using WhatsApp. It's highly possible that the order will only apply for German residents, but we can still hope that the proceedings will set a precedence for other countries and regulators.
The Hamburg commissioner previously successfully issued a similar order against Facebook four and a half years ago for updating WhatsApp's terms and services with changes regarding information sharing across Facebook companies. The order was confirmed by two instances after Facebook took legal action against it, and data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp has been more limited in the EU than in other regions ever since.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/13/whatsapps-new-privacy-policy-is-so-bad-it-might-be-illegal/
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WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal
A German data protection agency has opened proceedings
A new genetic discovery could explain why certain people do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, despite being infected with the virus
A team of scientific and medical researchers led by Newcastle University, UK, has discovered that the gene HLA-DRB1*04:01 is found three times as often in people who are asymptomatic. This suggests that people with this gene have some level of protection from severe COVID-19.
The study, funded by Innovate UK, compared asymptomatic people to patients from the same community who developed severe COVID-19 but had no underlying illnesses. The research has been published in the HLA journal.
https://www.healtheuropa.eu/gene-could-offer-protection-from-severe-covid-19/108742/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tan.14284
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A team of scientific and medical researchers led by Newcastle University, UK, has discovered that the gene HLA-DRB1*04:01 is found three times as often in people who are asymptomatic. This suggests that people with this gene have some level of protection from severe COVID-19.
The study, funded by Innovate UK, compared asymptomatic people to patients from the same community who developed severe COVID-19 but had no underlying illnesses. The research has been published in the HLA journal.
https://www.healtheuropa.eu/gene-could-offer-protection-from-severe-covid-19/108742/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tan.14284
#HLA #covid #protection #susceptibilty
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Gene could offer protection from severe COVID-19
A new genetic discovery could explain why certain people do not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, despite being infected with the virus.