Pranshu Verma reports: Massachusetts state lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a digital privacy bill that would give residents more control over their online personal information. The legislation could spark a debate over digital privacy rights and alter how businesses use and profit from such data. The legislation, called the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act, passed…
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How to Get Notified When Someone Screenshots Disappearing Messages on Messenger
Patrick Kariuki writes: Meta has announced updates for end-to-end encrypted chats on Facebook Messenger. Default end-to-end encryption won’t arrive on Messenger until sometime in 2023, but now you can opt-in and take advantage of the added features. The most noteworthy development is the addition of a control to its disappearing messages that notifies you if…
French court upholds 100 mln euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policy
Tassilo Hummel reports: France’s Conseil d’Etat, the country’s supreme administrative court, on Friday said it upheld a decision by a watchdog imposing a 100 million euro ($111.46 million) fine on the U.S. tech giant for breaches linked to its cookies policy. Read more at Reuters.
Anonymous Twitter User Says Del. DOJ Overstepped Authority with Unmasking Subpoena
Ellen Bardash reports: An anonymous Twitter user is pushing back on an “unmasking” subpoena, claiming the Delaware Department of Justice’s actions violate state law and the First amendment. The John Doe plaintiff, represented by David L. Finger of Finger & Slanina and D.C. attorney Megan Gray of GrayMatters Law & Policy, has filed a case in Superior…