David Charlesworth reports: Virat Kohli has condemned an “appalling” breach of privacy which has left him “very paranoid” after a stranger appeared to film themselves in the India batter’s hotel room. Kohli was not present when the incident occurred but shared on Instagram a video first posted elsewhere of what seems someone filming the former India captain’s room and possessions…
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Sephora’s $1.2 Million Fine Proves Customer Privacy Is An Innovation Imperative
Tom Chavez, Founding member of The Ethical Tech Project and Co-founder of super{set} writes: It was the “Sephora shot” heard around the world — to the tune of $1.2 million. When California fined the beauty brand this summer, it was the first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The state said Sephora illegally…
Google agrees to compliance reforms to prevent search warrant data loss
David Shepardson reports: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google resolving a dispute with the search engine giant over the loss of data responsive to a 2016 search warrant. The government said it was a “first-of-its-kind resolution” that would result in Google reforming “its legal process compliance…
RNC sues Google over email spam filters, alleges ‘bias against Republicans’ ahead of midterms
Jill Colvin and Michael Liedtke of AP report: The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November’s midterm elections – an allegation Google denies. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of…