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Here’s How the CIA Plans To Use Your Ad Tracking Data
Matthew Petti reports: For years, the U.S. government has bought information on private citizens from commercial data brokers. Now, for the first time ever, American spymasters are admitting that this data is sensitive—but they’re leaving it up to the spy agencies on how to use it. Last week, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines released a…
Finnish SA: Administrative fine of € 856,000 for failing to define storage period of customer data
As seen on EDPB: Origin of the case The Finnish Supervisory Authority (SA) investigated the activities of the online retailer Verkkokauppa.com due to a complaint filed by a customer. The controller had required the person to register themselves as a customer before making purchases online. Shopping in the online shop was not possible without creating…
FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers Almost $200M for Selling Customer Location Data
Brian Krebs reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon — for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent. The fines mark the culmination of a more than four-year investigation into the actions of the major carriers. In February 2020, the FCC put…