And here’s another Nope-You-Don’t-Have-Standing ruling. Matthew Verdin of Covington and Burling writes: Many businesses use customer support software that may include call recording features to help ensure a better customer service experience. A California federal court dismissed a wiretapping lawsuit filed against a software company offering this software tool (TalkDesk), holding that TalkDesk’s alleged recording…
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UK’s attempt to keep details of Apple ‘backdoor’ case secret… denied
Connor Jones reports: Details of Apple’s appeal against the UK’s so-called “backdoor order” will now play out in public after the Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds. The confirmation comes after the Investigatory Powers Tribunal held a closed-door hearing on March 14, which was presumed to be…
France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking
Jon Brodkin reports: France’s competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications use for targeted advertising. The App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework used by Apple on iPhones and iPads since 2021 makes the use…
How to Self-Evaluate Privacy Services
“How to Self-Evaluate Privacy Services” by Stephen Gielda, founder of Cotse.net and CodaMail privacy services, was originally published at CodaMail and is republished here with permission. Trust Nothing But Your Own Analysis Nowadays, nearly all privacy service recommendations are compromised. Influencers get paid to promote, review sites earn commissions from services they recommend, “independent” audits…