๐ Data transfers to the US and insufficient cookie information:
noyb filed complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament
๐ https://noyb.eu/en/data-transfers-us-and-insufficient-cookie-information-noyb-files-complaint-behalf-six-meps-against
  
  noyb filed complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament
๐ https://noyb.eu/en/data-transfers-us-and-insufficient-cookie-information-noyb-files-complaint-behalf-six-meps-against
noyb.eu
  
  Data transfers to the US and insufficient cookie information: noyb files complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament.
  noyb filed a complaint, representing 6 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in their complaint concerning the Parliamentโs coronavirus testing website.
  ๐ฆ Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation
๐ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-launches-birdwatch-forum-combat-misinformation-n1255552
  
  ๐ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-launches-birdwatch-forum-combat-misinformation-n1255552
NBC News
  
  Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation โ with your help
  Twitter said it hopes to build a community of "Birdwatchers" that can eventually help moderate and label tweets in its main product.
  ๐ณ๐ด The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has notified Grindr that we intend to issue an administrative fine of NOK 100 000 000 for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent
๐ https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/2021/intention-to-issue--10-million-fine-to-grindr-llc2/
  
  ๐ https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/2021/intention-to-issue--10-million-fine-to-grindr-llc2/
Datatilsynet
  
  Intention to issue โฌ 10 million fine to Grindr LLC
  The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has notified Grindr LLC (Grindr) that we intend to issue an administrative fine of NOK 100 000 000 for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent.
  ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong: PCPD publishes 2020 report briefing LegCo on legislative review
๐ https://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/whatsnew/20210118_LegCo.html
  
  ๐ https://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/whatsnew/20210118_LegCo.html
www.pcpd.org.hk
  
  What's New
  Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data,
  ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch DPA issues Formal Warning to a Supermarket for its use of Facial Recognition Technology
๐ https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/dutch-dpa-issues-formal-warning-supermarket-its-use-facial-recognition_en
  ๐ https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/dutch-dpa-issues-formal-warning-supermarket-its-use-facial-recognition_en
๐ช๐ธ AEPD fines Alterna โฌ50,000 for processing personal data without consent
๐ https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00232-2020.pdf
  
  
  
  
  
  ๐ https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00232-2020.pdf
๐ ASEAN releases 2025 digital masterplan
๐ https://asean.org/storage/ASEAN-Digital-Masterplan-2025.pdf
  ๐ https://asean.org/storage/ASEAN-Digital-Masterplan-2025.pdf
๐ฎ๐ณ Opinion: India must fix "policy vacuum" on privacy
With a data privacy bill still pending, India is in a "policy vacuum" with Internet users expected to grow to nearly a billion by 2025, writes Pavan Duggal. "We need to be mindful of the fact that Covid-19 has already ushered in an irreversible process of the evolving New Cyber World Order," Duggal notes.
๐ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/cyber-data-privacy-in-peril-200925
  
  With a data privacy bill still pending, India is in a "policy vacuum" with Internet users expected to grow to nearly a billion by 2025, writes Pavan Duggal. "We need to be mindful of the fact that Covid-19 has already ushered in an irreversible process of the evolving New Cyber World Order," Duggal notes.
๐ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/cyber-data-privacy-in-peril-200925
The Tribune
  
  Cyber data privacy in peril
  The govt must safeguard usersโ interests from unscrupulous service providers The recent controversy triggered by WhatsApp’s move to unilaterally amend its privacy policy appears to have acted as a catalyst to shake Indian citizens out of complacency.
  ๐ฎ๐น Cookies, what data do they capture? What to accept and what not to
๐ https://www.corriere.it/dataroom-milena-gabanelli/cookies-quali-dati-catturano-cosa-accettare-cosa-no/d8bf8dee-5ff8-11eb-9078-a18c2084f988-va.shtml
  
  ๐ https://www.corriere.it/dataroom-milena-gabanelli/cookies-quali-dati-catturano-cosa-accettare-cosa-no/d8bf8dee-5ff8-11eb-9078-a18c2084f988-va.shtml
Corriere della Sera
  
  Cookies, quali dati catturano? Cosa accettare e cosa no
  Geolocalizzazione, annunci su misura e profilazione: chi non vuole vedere invasa la propria privacy a fini di pubblicitร  e marketing deve personalizzarli. Ecco come. Milena Gabanelli e Alice Scaglioni sul Corriere della Sera
  ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ Minors on social networks: the Italian DPA opens a file on Facebook and Instagram. The audit will be extended to other social networks 
๐ https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9527301
  
  ๐ https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9527301
www.garanteprivacy.it
  
  Minori sui social: il Garante privacy apre fascicolo su Facebook e Instagram. La verifica sarร  estesa anche agli altri social
  
  ๐ซ๐ท "Credential stuffing": the CNIL sanctions a data processor and its subprocessor
๐ https://www.cnil.fr/fr/credential-stuffing-la-cnil-sanctionne-un-responsable-de-traitement-et-son-sous-traitant
  
  ๐ https://www.cnil.fr/fr/credential-stuffing-la-cnil-sanctionne-un-responsable-de-traitement-et-son-sous-traitant
www.cnil.fr
  
  ยซ Credential stuffing ยป : la CNIL sanctionne un responsable de traitement et son sous-traitant | CNIL
  Entre juin 2018 et janvier 2020, la CNIL a reรงu plusieurs dizaines de notifications de violations de donnรฉes personnelles en lien avec un site internet ร  partir duquel plusieurs millions de clients effectuent rรฉguliรจrement des achats. La CNIL a dรฉcidรฉ deโฆ
  ๐ง๐ช Belgium: DPA publishes recommendations for data cleansing and record destruction
๐ https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/recommandation-n-03-2020-du-11-decembre-2020.pdf
  
  
  
  
  
  ๐ https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/recommandation-n-03-2020-du-11-decembre-2020.pdf
๐จโ๐ฆฐ๐ฉโ๐ฆฐ๐ CoE - Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
๐ https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-rule-of-law/-/facial-recognition-strict-regulation-is-needed-to-prevent-human-rights-violations
  
  ๐ https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-rule-of-law/-/facial-recognition-strict-regulation-is-needed-to-prevent-human-rights-violations
Human Rights and Rule of Law
  
  Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
  Strasbourg 28/01/2021
  ๐จ๐ญ Smart Criminal Justice - An empirical study on the use of algorithms in Swiss policing and criminal justice (only available in German)
๐ https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/261666/
  ๐ https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/261666/
๐บ๐ธ FTC finalises settlement with Zoom over security and privacy practices
๐ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/02/ftc-gives-final-approval-settlement-zoom-over-allegations-company
  
  ๐ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/02/ftc-gives-final-approval-settlement-zoom-over-allegations-company
Federal Trade Commission
  
  FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Zoom over Allegations the
  The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
  ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore Proposes Law to Use Tracing Data in Serious Crimes
๐ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/singapore-proposes-law-to-allow-tracing-data-for-serious-crimes
  
  ๐ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/singapore-proposes-law-to-allow-tracing-data-for-serious-crimes
Bloomberg
  
  Singapore Proposes Law to Use Tracing Data in Serious Crimes
  Singapore introduced a bill on Monday in parliament to formalize the use of contact tracing data in criminal investigations for serious offenses, after it was revealed that such information was already used in a murder case.