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Facial recognition: EU considers ban of up to five years

Jan 18, 2020

"Regulators want time to work out how to prevent the technology being abused. The technology allows faces captured on CCTV to be checked in real...

Google wants to make third-party cookies obsolete

Jan 15, 2020

"The company revealed plans to phase out third-party cookies recently on the official Chromium blog to increase "the privacy of web browsing". ...

Washington State Takes Another Pass at a Privacy Law

Jan 15, 2020

"Like the proposal that failed last year, Senate Bill 6281 would apply to companies large and small conducting business in Washington that control...

EU Parliament debates: Could California be considered ‘adequate’ on its own?

Jan 9, 2020

"Could California have its own Privacy Shield arrangement separate from the rest of the U.S.? That was the most exciting question that emerged from...

South Korean Court Imposes Personal Liability on Privacy Officer for Data Breach

Jan 9, 2020

"The privacy officer was accused of violating South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act and the Network Act, which require the person...

Avoid heavy AI regulation, White House tells EU

Jan 8, 2020

"The US administration has urged European lawmakers to avoid heavy regulation frameworks in the future rollout of Artificial Intelligence...

California Will Be Key Battleground in Tech Privacy Fight in 2020

Jan 2, 2020

"On Jan. 1, the law—the California Consumer Privacy Act—officially took effect. But that is hardly the end of it. The legislation could very well be...