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Microsoft has deleted a facial recognition training database with 10 million images of 100,000 people amid speculation that it could have allegedly breached GDPR laws. As privacy and ethical concerns continue to spiral with the increased use of facial recognition technology, the huge collection of images was pulled by the tech giant after an investigation
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California is the world’s fifth largest economy and will soon enforce strict new privacy laws. The new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Some of the best new technology companies are based in California, so it’s no surprise that the state’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives individuals the right to ask for their data to be deleted and organisations do have an obligation to do so, except in the following cases: the personal data your company/organisation holds is needed to exercise the right of freedom of expression; there is a legal obligation to keep that data; for reasons
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Apple has unveiled a new login service, which will restrict advertiser’s access to consumer data. When the iOS 13 upgrade is introduced, users will be able to quickly access apps and websites using the Sign-in with Apple feature. The new privacy-enhancing element was unveiled at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in California. The feature
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Basingstoke has been named as one of the top locations in the UK for investment in digital tech companies. With deals worth more than £425 million between 2015 and 2018, the town’s commitment to promoting emerging tech has paid off. The town is the fourth best place for investment, just behind London, Cambridge and Abingdon.
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A U.S. judge has ordered Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data. The directive is part of an ongoing Federal Trade Commission investigation into the social network’s privacy practices. The ruling in the state of Delaware involves an investor lawsuit seeking company records to investigate potential wrongdoing and
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Popular iOS phone apps are using hidden trackers to collect emails, IP addresses and other personal information without consent while the phone isn’t being used overnight. An experiment by The Washington Post discovered that more than 5,400 app trackers were sending data from a device they hooked up to monitoring software to third parties like
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Most cars these days are kitted out with sophisticated, high tech computer systems. They are intuitive enough to keep detailed logs of personal information including our contacts, journey’s and home addresses. Worryingly, personal data stored in your car’s computer software could be stolen after it has been written off. This is all precious information that
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GDPR has empowered people like never before to control their own personal data. One year in, it’s clear that the full impact of GDPR still hasn’t been felt and that there is very real feeling that we will soon start seeing companies of all sizes being brought to book for failing to adhere to legislation.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation came into force a year ago but there is still uncertainty about what exactly it means and what is required. Standardising data privacy across the European Union hasn’t been an easy task by any means and how to comply with the regulation seems to have proved even harder.
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