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A US appeals court revives a lawsuit accusing Google and others of violating children's privacy state laws by tracking their YouTube activity for ad targeting (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: A US appeals court revives a lawsuit accusing Google and others of violating children’s privacy state…
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Mastodon's decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright and privacy laws around the world (Amanda Hoover/Wired)
Amanda Hoover / Wired: Mastodon’s decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright…
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A 1974 US privacy law that prevents the sharing of citizens' data between US agencies is forcing the government to use and pay millions annually to data brokers (Alfred Ng/Politico)
Alfred Ng / Politico: A 1974 US privacy law that prevents the sharing of citizens’ data between US agencies is…
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Epic Games agrees to pay the FTC $520M to settle two allegations that it violated kids' online privacy rules and tricked users into making unintended purchases (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Epic Games agrees to pay the FTC $520M to settle two allegations that it violated kids’ online…
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A Q&A with CA Rep. Ro Khanna about Elon Musk, being mentioned in the "Twitter Files", passing antitrust and privacy laws, cryptocurrencies, FTX, and more (Nancy Scola/Politico)
Nancy Scola / Politico: A Q&A with CA Rep. Ro Khanna about Elon Musk, being mentioned in the “Twitter Files”,…
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Anker's security cameras brand Eufy quietly removed 10 commitments from its privacy page, including encryption, after questions about keeping those promises (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
Sean Hollister / The Verge: Anker’s security cameras brand Eufy quietly removed 10 commitments from its privacy page, including encryption,…
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With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act in a divided Congress (Washington Post)
Washington Post: With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan…
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Ireland's privacy watchdog says it is engaging with Twitter about giving data access to outsiders, amid concerns that Twitter could be in violation of GDPR (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Ireland’s privacy watchdog says it is engaging with Twitter about giving data access to outsiders, amid…
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Docs detail cybersurveillance company Altrnativ, started by Eric Leandri, who co-founded search engine Qwant and was lauded as France's digital privacy defender (Elisa Braun/Politico)
Elisa Braun / Politico: Docs detail cybersurveillance company Altrnativ, started by Eric Leandri, who co-founded search engine Qwant and was…
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