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The European Data Protection Board Guidelines on the Targeting of Social Media Users: https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/public-consultations-art-704/2020/guidelines-082020-targeting-social-media-users_en Revamped EU data transfer tool may be ready by Christmas: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N2GR5IU UK-The Biometric Forensics Ethics Group wants police to use genealogy websites to identify criminals: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-genetic-genealogy-techniques-to-assist-with-solving-crimes Kurdistan-KRG deputy premier orders start of second phase of  facial recognition system: https://esta.krd/En/news.aspx?id=4465&mapid=1 Mexico-Senate majority…

Some other news stories that you may have missed but Joe Cadillic compiled for us all: MEPs raise concerns on EU plans for police facial recognition database: https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/meps-raise-concerns-on-eu-plans-for-police-facial-recognition-database/ The “Markup Website Privacy Inspector” Allows Visitors To Check A Website’s Privacy Policies: https://themarkup.org/blacklight/ Web sites shared over 100 trillion pieces of our personal data last year:…

China Is Using Shenzhen Zhenhua Data To Conduct ‘Mass Surveillance’ on Millions of Citizens in US, UK, Australia and India: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xg89aj/china-has-been-doing-mass-surveillance-on-millions-of-citizens-in-us-uk-australia-and-india Facebook Threatens to Pull Out of Europe If It Doesn’t Get Its Way: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/889pk3/facebook-threatens-to-pull-out-of-europe-if-it-doesnt-get-its-way Two years on from complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission, the RTB (“Real-Time Bidding”) data breach is the largest ever…