Why Trump’s administration is going after the GDPR
U.S. officials are ramping up criticism of Europe’s flagship privacy law, which they say protects cybercriminals.
U.S. troops being yanked out of Germany. A brewing trade war over digital tax. Now add this to the list of issues dividing Europe and the United States: a looming clash over privacy.
As the EU touts the “success” of its flagship privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Donald Trump’s administration is ramping up attacks on a system it says provides cover to cybercriminals and threatens public health.
In an interview with POLITICO, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber Rob Strayer said he is raising concerns about the GDPR with counterparts in Brussels and EU capitals as a “top diplomatic issue.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/29/trump-administration-gdpr-345254
#eu #us #gdpr #privacy
U.S. officials are ramping up criticism of Europe’s flagship privacy law, which they say protects cybercriminals.
U.S. troops being yanked out of Germany. A brewing trade war over digital tax. Now add this to the list of issues dividing Europe and the United States: a looming clash over privacy.
As the EU touts the “success” of its flagship privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Donald Trump’s administration is ramping up attacks on a system it says provides cover to cybercriminals and threatens public health.
In an interview with POLITICO, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber Rob Strayer said he is raising concerns about the GDPR with counterparts in Brussels and EU capitals as a “top diplomatic issue.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/29/trump-administration-gdpr-345254
#eu #us #gdpr #privacy
Oracle and Salesforce hit with GDPR class action lawsuits over cookie tracking consent
The use of third party cookies for ad tracking and targeting by data broker giants Oracle and Salesforce is the focus of class action style litigation announced today in the UK and the Netherlands.
The suits will argue that mass surveillance of Internet users to carry out real-time bidding ad auctions cannot possibly be compatible with strict EU laws around consent to process personal data.
The litigants believe the collective claims could exceed €10BN, should they eventually prevail in their arguments — though such legal actions can take several years to work their way through the courts.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/14/oracle-and-salesforce-hit-with-gdpr-class-action-lawsuits-over-cookie-tracking-consent/
#EU #Europe #Oracle #SalesForce #GDPR
The use of third party cookies for ad tracking and targeting by data broker giants Oracle and Salesforce is the focus of class action style litigation announced today in the UK and the Netherlands.
The suits will argue that mass surveillance of Internet users to carry out real-time bidding ad auctions cannot possibly be compatible with strict EU laws around consent to process personal data.
The litigants believe the collective claims could exceed €10BN, should they eventually prevail in their arguments — though such legal actions can take several years to work their way through the courts.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/14/oracle-and-salesforce-hit-with-gdpr-class-action-lawsuits-over-cookie-tracking-consent/
#EU #Europe #Oracle #SalesForce #GDPR
TechCrunch
Oracle and Salesforce hit with GDPR class action lawsuits over cookie tracking consent
The use of third party cookies for ad tracking and targeting by data broker giants Oracle and Salesforce is the focus of class action style litigation announced today in the UK and the Netherlands.
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Don’t trust Cloudflare with your personal data
It has been over a year since I cancelled my Cloudflare account. They keep emailing me and haven’t taken me off their marketing lists despite repeated requests. Their CTO told me he would investigate, but nothing changed. Their Data Protection Office hasn’t respond to my requests.
Cloudflare do not appear to respect the GDPR.
I’ve escalated this to the highest levels of Cloudflare, but they just don’t seem to be able to take any action. This is concerning.
👀 👉🏼 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/09/dont-trust-cloudflare-with-your-personal-data/
#cloudflare #personal #data #gdpr #thinkabout
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It has been over a year since I cancelled my Cloudflare account. They keep emailing me and haven’t taken me off their marketing lists despite repeated requests. Their CTO told me he would investigate, but nothing changed. Their Data Protection Office hasn’t respond to my requests.
Cloudflare do not appear to respect the GDPR.
I’ve escalated this to the highest levels of Cloudflare, but they just don’t seem to be able to take any action. This is concerning.
👀 👉🏼 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/09/dont-trust-cloudflare-with-your-personal-data/
#cloudflare #personal #data #gdpr #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
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Don't trust Cloudflare with your personal data
It has been over a year since I cancelled my Cloudflare account. They keep emailing me and haven't taken me off their marketing lists despite repeated requests. Their CTO told me he would investigate, but nothing changed. Their Data Protection Office hasn't…
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GDPR Enforcement Tracker
This website contains a list and overview of fines and penalties which data protection authorities within the EU have imposed under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, DSGVO). Our aim is to keep this list as up-to-date as possible. Since not all fines are made public, this list can of course never be complete, which is why we appreciate any indication of further GDPR fines and penalties.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.enforcementtracker.com/
#gdpr #enforcement #tracker
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📡@BlackBox_Archiv
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This website contains a list and overview of fines and penalties which data protection authorities within the EU have imposed under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, DSGVO). Our aim is to keep this list as up-to-date as possible. Since not all fines are made public, this list can of course never be complete, which is why we appreciate any indication of further GDPR fines and penalties.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.enforcementtracker.com/
#gdpr #enforcement #tracker
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Enforcementtracker
GDPR Enforcement Tracker - list of GDPR fines
List and overview of fines and penalties under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, DSGVO)
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Data protection activist Max Schrems: Google illegally tracks Android users
Facebook watchdog Max Schrems is taking on Google. He has filed a complaint in France accusing Google of massive violations of the GDPR - specifically, tracking via advertising ID.
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google in France with his privacy association Noyb, alleging that the U.S. tech giant is illegally tracking the use of Android smartphones without the consent of their users. He bases his accusation on the unique advertising ID that every Android smartphone carries.
Accusation: Google's advertising ID allows tracking without consent
These IDs allow Google and its advertisers to track the surfing behavior of Android users in order to target them with suitable advertising. Apple has very similar technology with its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA).
In the complaint filed Wednesday with France's data protection authority, Schrems accuses the tech giant of conducting "illegal operations" that violate EU data protection laws when creating and storing the advertising ID. In particular, he arguably sees the requirement for prior consent violated.
Schrems is calling on the data protection authorities to launch an investigation against Google. This should reveal Google's tracking practices and ultimately force the company to behave in a DSGVO-compliant manner. In addition, Schrems is calling for the imposition of hefty fines in the event that the authority finds evidence of misconduct.
"Trail of powder" allows detailed tracking
‼️ "These hidden identifiers on your phone allow Google and third parties to track users without their consent," Schrems' privacy lawyer Stefano Rossetti tells the Financial Times, adding, "It's like having a powder on your hands that leaves a trail of everything you do on your phone - from whether you swiped right or left to what song you were listening to."
Google has not yet commented on the allegations. Apple has just impressively proven that Schrems' concerns are not without substance by wanting to make the use of the advertising ID subject to consent in the upcoming iOS update.
(Paywall) https://www.ft.com/content/4617cc99-3ed2-49e1-b97f-db4f1b45b5db
https://t3n.de/news/google-trackt-android-1371162/#%E2%80%9ESpur_aus_Puder%E2%80%9C_erlaubt_detailliertes_Tracking
#dataprotection #android #advertising #id #user #tracking #illegal #gdpr #thinkabout
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Facebook watchdog Max Schrems is taking on Google. He has filed a complaint in France accusing Google of massive violations of the GDPR - specifically, tracking via advertising ID.
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google in France with his privacy association Noyb, alleging that the U.S. tech giant is illegally tracking the use of Android smartphones without the consent of their users. He bases his accusation on the unique advertising ID that every Android smartphone carries.
Accusation: Google's advertising ID allows tracking without consent
These IDs allow Google and its advertisers to track the surfing behavior of Android users in order to target them with suitable advertising. Apple has very similar technology with its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA).
In the complaint filed Wednesday with France's data protection authority, Schrems accuses the tech giant of conducting "illegal operations" that violate EU data protection laws when creating and storing the advertising ID. In particular, he arguably sees the requirement for prior consent violated.
Schrems is calling on the data protection authorities to launch an investigation against Google. This should reveal Google's tracking practices and ultimately force the company to behave in a DSGVO-compliant manner. In addition, Schrems is calling for the imposition of hefty fines in the event that the authority finds evidence of misconduct.
"Trail of powder" allows detailed tracking
‼️ "These hidden identifiers on your phone allow Google and third parties to track users without their consent," Schrems' privacy lawyer Stefano Rossetti tells the Financial Times, adding, "It's like having a powder on your hands that leaves a trail of everything you do on your phone - from whether you swiped right or left to what song you were listening to."
Google has not yet commented on the allegations. Apple has just impressively proven that Schrems' concerns are not without substance by wanting to make the use of the advertising ID subject to consent in the upcoming iOS update.
(Paywall) https://www.ft.com/content/4617cc99-3ed2-49e1-b97f-db4f1b45b5db
https://t3n.de/news/google-trackt-android-1371162/#%E2%80%9ESpur_aus_Puder%E2%80%9C_erlaubt_detailliertes_Tracking
#dataprotection #android #advertising #id #user #tracking #illegal #gdpr #thinkabout
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
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Max Schrems accuses Google of illegally tracking Android users
Activist’s complaint alleges tech giant’s use of tracking identifiers without user consent breaches EU law
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Strategic autonomy in danger: European Tech companies warn of lowering data protection levels in the EU.
The EU is highly respected internationally for its data protection laws such as the GDPR. Now an EC initiative could be a threat to Europe's strategic autonomy.
Today we are sending an open letter to the European Commission together with #Boxcryptor, #Cryptomator, mail.de, #Mailfence, #Praxonomy, and #Tresorit to draw attention to the dangers of undermining encryption and people's privacy. Mass surveillance will not stop terrorism or child sexual abuse.
Joint open letter for right to privacy
In the course of the initiative "Fighting child sexual abuse: detection, removal, and reporting of illegal content", the European Union plans to abolish the digital privacy of correspondence. In order to automatically detect illegal content, all private chat messages are to be screened in the future. This should also apply to content that has so far been protected with strong end-to-end encryption. If this initiative is implemented according to the current plan it would enormously damage our European ideals and the indisputable foundations of our democracy, namely freedom of expression and the protection of privacy (see EDRi letter). The initiative would also severely harm Europe’s strategic autonomy and thus EU-based companies.
Europe as a global technology leader is respected internationally for its high level of data protection, notably due to the exemplary effect of the GDPR. In an internationally very competitive market, European companies are in first position when it comes to data protection. The EU initiative could now endanger this unique selling point of European IT companies.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/european-autonomy-in-danger/
#tutanota #surveillance #gdpr #eu #encryption #privacy #thinkabout
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
The EU is highly respected internationally for its data protection laws such as the GDPR. Now an EC initiative could be a threat to Europe's strategic autonomy.
Today we are sending an open letter to the European Commission together with #Boxcryptor, #Cryptomator, mail.de, #Mailfence, #Praxonomy, and #Tresorit to draw attention to the dangers of undermining encryption and people's privacy. Mass surveillance will not stop terrorism or child sexual abuse.
Joint open letter for right to privacy
In the course of the initiative "Fighting child sexual abuse: detection, removal, and reporting of illegal content", the European Union plans to abolish the digital privacy of correspondence. In order to automatically detect illegal content, all private chat messages are to be screened in the future. This should also apply to content that has so far been protected with strong end-to-end encryption. If this initiative is implemented according to the current plan it would enormously damage our European ideals and the indisputable foundations of our democracy, namely freedom of expression and the protection of privacy (see EDRi letter). The initiative would also severely harm Europe’s strategic autonomy and thus EU-based companies.
Europe as a global technology leader is respected internationally for its high level of data protection, notably due to the exemplary effect of the GDPR. In an internationally very competitive market, European companies are in first position when it comes to data protection. The EU initiative could now endanger this unique selling point of European IT companies.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/european-autonomy-in-danger/
#tutanota #surveillance #gdpr #eu #encryption #privacy #thinkabout
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
Tutanota
Strategic autonomy in danger: European Tech companies warn of lowering data protection levels in the EU.
The EU is highly respected internationally for its data protection laws such as the GDPR. Now an EC initiative could be a threat to Europe's strategic autonomy.
#GDPR enforcer rules that IAB #Europe's consent #popups are unlawful
https://www.iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rules-that-iab-europes-consent-popups-are-unlawful/
https://www.iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rules-that-iab-europes-consent-popups-are-unlawful/
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
GDPR enforcers rule that IAB Europe's consent popups are unlawful
EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.
Meta threatens to withdraw Facebook and Instagram from the European market if EU user data cannot be processed in the U.S.
Facebook's parent company, Meta, is reportedly considering leaving the European market if the company is not allowed to process EU users' data in the United States. This consideration was included in a document that the social network has sent to the American stock exchange regulator, SEC.
https://www.side-line.com/meta-threatens-to-pull-facebook-and-instagram-from-the-european-market-what-does-this-mean-for-the-music-industry/
https://archive.is/kv0Ew
#fb #eu #gdpr
Facebook's parent company, Meta, is reportedly considering leaving the European market if the company is not allowed to process EU users' data in the United States. This consideration was included in a document that the social network has sent to the American stock exchange regulator, SEC.
https://www.side-line.com/meta-threatens-to-pull-facebook-and-instagram-from-the-european-market-what-does-this-mean-for-the-music-industry/
https://archive.is/kv0Ew
#fb #eu #gdpr
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Meta threatens to pull Facebook and Instagram from the European market – what does this mean for the music industry?
This will interest artists and labels active in Europe. Facebook parent company Meta Platforms is...
Project INVICTUS: Inside the UK's Human Rights Busting Campaign to Spy on Refugees – Mint Press
The “full potential” could, Prevail declared, only be harnessed via a “GDPR exemption of some kind, as it is indiscriminate, passive collection against the general population.” By collecting targets’ Media Access Control (MAC) addresses, the company would be able to follow a “breadcrumb trail” of residual data they left while traveling through North West Europe.
This was achievable by conducting a “war drive” along those routes – identifying every vulnerable wireless network in these areas using a moving vehicle. Prevail noted such activity “would breach current permissions.” Indeed, the entire conspiracy constitutes an extraordinary infringement of British and European data protection standards and laws
#IMSIcatcher #IMSI #snooping #surveillance #wifi #wireless #EU #refugees #UK #GDPR
#PassiveDataCollection #Invictus #ProjectInvictus
The “full potential” could, Prevail declared, only be harnessed via a “GDPR exemption of some kind, as it is indiscriminate, passive collection against the general population.” By collecting targets’ Media Access Control (MAC) addresses, the company would be able to follow a “breadcrumb trail” of residual data they left while traveling through North West Europe.
This was achievable by conducting a “war drive” along those routes – identifying every vulnerable wireless network in these areas using a moving vehicle. Prevail noted such activity “would breach current permissions.” Indeed, the entire conspiracy constitutes an extraordinary infringement of British and European data protection standards and laws
#IMSIcatcher #IMSI #snooping #surveillance #wifi #wireless #EU #refugees #UK #GDPR
#PassiveDataCollection #Invictus #ProjectInvictus