Big Tech caught again. The papers details the action Amazon has made and is making to impede privacy and consumer law – which has led to some US Members of Congress to call for Federal privacy laws. But to be honest this is not likely to happen!
Sold a desk – and broke the GDPR rules
The Belfast Health Trust sold a desk which apparently contain sensitive documents. The incident is being investigated internally and the ICO has been notified. Belfast Trust investigates potential data breach after selling desk – BBC News When we have been helping our clients create their privacy and information policies for …
Changed the words but not the way we operate – WhatsApp
WhatsApp (owned by Facebook/Meta) has changed it’s privacy policy in the EU and UK following a fine by the Irish GDPR watchdog. The fine of £190m is the second largest delivered because of GDPR violations. The new policy better explains how WhatsApp uses your data, in particular in it’s relationship …
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Is your password “liverpool”?
Is your password on this list? Before we start – the above statement sets the wrong tone for this article – it implies that you have a singular “password” but as we all know that is not true – you need many. However the social media people wanted that wording! …
Privacy, capitalism, government, Big Tech and you!
John Naughton for The Guardian has an excellent article looking at Big Tech and asking is it too late for anyone to curb their enthusiasm! Can big tech ever be reined in? | Computing | The Guardian
