Anna Oberschelp de Meneses, and Nicholas Shepherd of Covington and Burling write: On September 8, 2022, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) launched a public consultation on the processing of minors’ personal data (encompassing children under 12-years-old and adolescents between the ages of 12- and 18-years-old). The consultation will conclude on October 7, 2022. According to the…
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Meta is sued over tracking tracking iPhone users despite privacy protections
Sami Fathi of MacRumors reports: Meta is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit that accuses it of tracking and collecting the personal data of iPhone users, despite features and policies made by Apple which are meant to stop that same type of tracking. In August, it was revealed that with the Facebook and Instagram apps, Meta can track…
Seven North Carolina college campuses have secretly tracked social media posts of students, protesters
Cullen Browder reports: Big brother invasion of privacy or pro-active policing? That’s the question after a new report revealed seven North Carolina universities use or have used powerful social media-monitoring programs to keep an eye on everything from campus protests to student well-being to drugs. […] A new report from the Dallas Morning News, as…
Google, Microsoft can get your passwords via web browser’s spellcheck
Recently Britton White and I published a paper on Redline info stealer to try to increase public awareness of how passwords can be stolen from your browser. Here’s another risk. Ax Sharma reports: Extended spellcheck features in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers transmit form data, including personally identifiable information (PII) and in some cases,…