The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited (Snap) with a preliminary enforcement notice over potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by Snap’s generative AI chatbot ‘My AI’. The preliminary notice sets out the steps which the Commissioner may require, subject to Snap’s representations on the preliminary…
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Russia Prepares RuStore VPN Ban After Declaring RuStore Installation Mandatory
Andy Maxwell writes: Russia has been tightening the noose on VPN services for years. Many non-compliant foreign companies exited Russia when faced with a choice; compromise your customers’ privacy, or else. Any that remained were required to submit to state regulation, cooperate fully with the authorities, while ensuring that a massive list of domains and…
Grindr Loses Bid to Topple Norwegian Data Watchdog’s Record Fine
Stephanie Bodoni reports: LGBTQ dating company Grindr Inc. lost a bid to overturn a record 65 million krone ($6.2 million) fine in Norway for unlawfully disclosing user data to advertisers without their consent. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority on Friday said its original fine was upheld on appeal. The case stems from a 2020 complaint by the…
Data breaches put domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, UK Information Commissioner warns
From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office: Warning comes after the ICO reprimands seven organisations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. Most cases related to organisations inappropriately disclosing the victim’s home address to alleged perpetrators. Commissioner urges organisations to take responsibility for training their staff and putting appropriate systems…