Natasha Lomas reports: TikTok’s attempt to switch legal basis for targeting advertising at users in Europe looks to be in trouble after Italy’s data protection watchdog stepped in and issued a warning of legal inadequacy just days ahead of the planned privacy policy change. The user-generated video sharing platform attracted attention from privacy experts last month when…
Category: Laws
UK “Online Safety Bill” wants a backdoor on end-to-end encrypted messaging apps
Ken Macon writes: A proposed new amendment to the UK’s controversial “Online Safety Bill” would force tech companies to scan people’s private messages on end-to-end-encrypted apps. End-to-end encrypted messengers allow people to communicate securely without a 3rd party being able to see messages. Such technology is available in platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal. We…
The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy
You can probably guess what state stacks up as the best, but can you accurately guess what state ranked the worst in this analysis by Private Internet Access? Thanks to Joe Cadillic for sending in the link for this.
Senators sound the alarm on privacy, call for HIPAA update
Mike Miliard reports: In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on July 1, Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called on HHS to use its powers to ensure the HIPAA Privacy Rule is better positioned to protect the health information of patients seeking reproductive healthcare. The Supreme Court’s…