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European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

Four groups say Clearview stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping" their images from websites.

United Kingdom

'Sobriety tags' on offender's ankle fight alcohol-related crime in UK

The electronic devices analyse offenders' sweat and alert the probation service if they detect alcohol.

Business

Firms 'double spending on online privacy' amid surge in home working

"Suddenly, everyone is working remotely, data is off premises and people have access to highly confidential data on devices, which aren't directly controlled by IT departments," said one expert.

2 February 2021

Norway

Norway fines Grindr dating app €9.6m over data privacy breach

It comes after a complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council, which had alleged that users' personal data was being shared unlawfully for marketing purposes.

26 January 2021

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The Cube

TikTok introduces changes aimed at improving privacy for younger users

The changes include making the default privacy setting for accounts with users aged 13 to 15 to private.

13 January 2021

Europe News

EU countries 'should be able to challenge' big tech firms over privacy

Data protection agencies should be allowed to pursue legal action against Facebook and other firms over privacy issues, says the advocate general of the ECJ.

13 January 2021

The Cube

Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

11 January 2021

Europe News

EU could partially halt new privacy rules to fight online child abuse

There are an estimated 16 million images of child abuse on the internet - at least 800,000 of them from within the EU.

17 November 2020

World News

Privacy activists file EU complaint over iPhone tracking

A Vienna-based group has filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behavior of iPhone users, arguing that it violates European Union electronic privacy laws.

16 November 2020

Ireland

Irish watchdog probes Instagram over protection of children's data

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram over safeguards for children's personal information.

19 October 2020

Netherlands

Tech multinationals sued for alleged large-scale GDPR breaches

The damages could exceed €10 billion if the legal proceedings are successful, the NGO filing the cases said.

World News

Tracing apps: is privacy protection to blame for few downloads in EU?

Contact tracing apps were once hailed as a way for Europe to get a grip on COVID-19 and move away from costly lockdowns. Where did things go wrong?

World News

How safe is TikTok? Euronews asks the experts

Concerns over the way the China-based app store our data. Are they all justified? Here is what to know when downloading and using TikTok.

France

French Senate approves release of COVID-19 tracking app

The French phone app could become available for download as early as next week if approved by the Senate.

Europe News

MEPs warn COVID-19 tracing apps must protect privacy

MEPs have been looking at COVID-19 contact tracing apps - how they work across borders and what happens to the data they collect.

The Cube

TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe

The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Contact tracing apps are becoming a trade-off between public safety and individuals’ privacy ǀ View

As the trial of NHSX’s contact tracing app kicks off on the Isle of Wight before national roll-out in weeks, Julian Hayes and Andrew Watson consider if data protection in the UK has become another casualty of coronavirus.

World News

StopCOVID: France's controversial tracing app ready by June

The French government's tracing project has raised many questions over privacy and civil liberties.

World News

Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking

Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking

World News

Coronavirus conundrum: COVID-19 tracking apps that don’t breach privacy

European countries and developers are turning to mobile apps to track the spread of COVID-19, but they have to be careful to comply with strict EU data protection laws.