DutchNews.nl reports: A third Dutch foundation has launched a legal case against Chinese social media group TikTok, saying the company illegally harvests data from its 4.5 million Dutch users. Stichting Massaschade & Consument is claiming €6bn from the popular app maker, arguing that the company should respect European privacy laws. ‘The free app profits from…
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BGI prenatal gene test under scrutiny for Chinese military links
Clare Baldwin and Kirsty Needham report: Health regulators in five countries are examining a prenatal test that collects the DNA of women and fetuses for research, while some doctors that promoted it and clinics that sell it say they were unaware the company that produces it also conducts research with the Chinese military. The test,…
Turkey fines WhatsApp over data breach
AFP reports: Turkey on Friday joined a host of other countries in fining Facebook’s ubiquitous WhatsApp messaging service for failing to sufficiently protect user data. The 1,950,000-lira ($235,000, 200,000-euro) penality was imposed after months of confusion over whether WhatsApp had introduced its controversial new data sharing rules in Turkey. Read more on The Jakarta Post.
ProtonMail Logs Activist’s IP Address With Authorities After Swiss Court Order
There was a mini-uproar on Twitter yesterday about a Swiss business complying with Swiss law. In this case, the business in Protonmail and the uproar was because users expected them not to have the type of data that they turned over to law enforcement under a court order. Ravi Lakshmaman provides the context on The…