Natasha Singer and Aaron Krolik report: Popular dating services like Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder are spreading user information like dating choices and precise location to advertising and marketing companies in ways that may violate privacy laws, according to a new report that examined some of the world’s most downloaded Android apps. Grindr, the world’s most…
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French Privacy Watchdog Seeks to Keep Track of Online Cookies
Stephanie Bodoni reports: France’s privacy watchdog drafted guidelines for the proper use of online tracking tools in the wake of a series of complaints about companies’ use of people’s online data for advertising and marketing purposes without consent. CNIL, France’s data protection authority, published the draft guidelines Tuesday as part of an action plan to help better…
Will online privacy make a comeback in 2020?
An article in TechCrunch by Natasha Lomas asks, “Will online privacy make a comeback in 2020?” And all I can think is, “Comeback? That implies we ever had online privacy. We have never really had online privacy, so let’s talk about whether we will ever get it.” But maybe I’m too cynical? I think I’m…
Canada Signals Overhaul of Data Privacy
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signaled his intent to overhaul data privacy within Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau recently sent a Mandate Letter to Navdeep Bains, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, that contained a number of mandates with respect to data privacy. Specifically, the Mandate Letter states that Minister Bains is…