This is an interesting (and disturbing) article about how TikTok tracked a journalist via her cat's account, but it contains this glaring inaccuracy:
"... it may also have breached the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation, which states users have to actively consent to how their data is used."
I know it's not easy to explain data protection law in one sentence, but that's just not how the law works.
#TrustArc is the most obnoxious #GDPR popup solution. Takes up the whole screen, relies on <iframe>s to work, and saving the preferences takes another minute. Whenever I see a website using it, I just disable JavaScript altogether
"#GDPR: the right to obtain a ‘copy’ of personal data means that the data subject must be given a faithful and intelligible reproduction of all those data.
That right entails the right to obtain copies of extracts from documents or even entire documents or extracts from databases which contain those data, if that is essential in order to enable the data subject to exercise effectively the rights conferred on him or her by the GDPR"
Their representative polls found that "the further away from the GP, the less people are willing to share their #HealthData" and yet BEUC concludes that while data use by medical profl's should require #OptIn consent, for secondary use by #BigPharma and #BigTech an #OptOut option is enough. ❓❓❓
For anyone that wondered why Questlog only links to YouTube videos like game trailers and doesn't just embed the No Cookie version.
There are many reasons but one of the biggest reasons was the privacy philosophy of Questlog. But didn't I say No Cookie version? Yes, but it is not what you expect.
This doesn’t address the difficult questions raised by the #ICO’s approach to the Covid-app, such as whether it got too close to the govt and then failed to enforce the #GDPR as a result; and why it didn’t take a stronger position against the initially centralised data model
RT @ICOnews
NEW: Ian Hulme, Director of Regulatory Assurance, blogs about the end of the NHS Covid-app, our work throughout its lifecycle and the everyday work of … https://twitter.com/ICOnews/status/1650898620160286721
Were it not for the reliance on Google's #Cloud services and Google refusing to make them #GDPR & #BDSG - compliant which they only could if they were to enable [#SelfHosting due to #CloudAct] these would've flooded the markets outside the USA...
Hardenhuish School, a mixed secondary academy in Chippenham, UK, sent texts to parents and guardians of its 1,623 pupils notifying them of a ransomware attack. The identity of the ransomware group has not been revealed as yet.
Al Capone naraził się wielu, ale siedzieć poszedł za złamanie starego dobrego prawa podatkowego.
#ChatGPT wprawdzie nie naruszył przepisów UE regulujących wykorzystanie AI, bo te jeszcze powstają, ale wygląda na to, że nie ujdą mu płazem naruszenia przepisów ochrony danych osobowych.
W jaki sposób RODO chroni nas przed negatywnymi konsekwencjami wykorzystania AI? Co zmieni się, kiedy przyjęty zostanie AI Act?
So... Qualcomm has built-in spyware in their chipset firmware? Or does it? This piece is very opinionated, but I'm having trouble finding more information.
OpenAI is implementing new privacy controls for ChatGPT. Clearly, in response to #GDPR concerns and threat of blockade/fines. “Conversations started when chat history is disabled won’t be used to train and improve our models”. https://openai.com/blog/new-ways-to-manage-your-data-in-chatgpt
MIT Technology Review:
"A Cambridge Analytica-style scandal for AI is coming"
It's all about GDPR which, oddly, the likes of ChatGPT seem not to have thought about. And then there's all the copyright infringement actions coming down the tubes.
In a misguided attempt to demonstrate the benefits of post-Brexit freedoms, the government is setting the UK on a dangerous path to further economic instability and the erosion of fundamental rights.
This appears to be an attempt to take power from citizens and give it to government.
Carol Monaghan MP highlighted our concerns in the debate on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK).
Another example of why the #ICO is not fit for purpose:
"Wiza have not complied with their obligations in this instance." ... "despite contacting them on 20 March, 28 March, 11 April and 17 April 2023, I have received no response from the organisation. With this in mind, at this time I am unable to assist you further."
So the ICO's policy is to not do any enforcement when organisations break data protection legislation but refuse to talk to the ICO about it.
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill returned to the UK House of Commons last week.
Stephanie Peacock, Shadow Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, raised our concerns about the new government powers to issue instructions and interfere with the Information Commissioner's Office – the independent regulator that plays a key role in the oversight of the government’s use of data.