Privacy Transformation - Issue 168
PRIVACY
Sensitive data ruling by Europe’s top court could force broad privacy reboot
A ruling put out by the European Union’s top court could have major implications for online platforms that use background tracking and profiling to target users with behavioral ads or to feed recommender engines that are designed to surface so-called ‘personalized’ content.
From America To Zimbabwe: 3 Global Data Privacy Trends To Be Aware Of Right Now
As the pressure mounts on lawmakers and tech platforms to pioneer new protections for consumer data, leading privacy and policy experts spell out the top global trends defining the future of information brokering and digital advertising.
India: Personal Data Protection Bill Withdrawn After 81 Amendments Proposed
The Personal Data Protection Bill was sent to a joint committee of parliament for deliberation after protests by opposition parties on its various clauses.
NJ police used baby DNA to investigate crimes, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit claims that New Jersey State Police are using blood samples drawn from newborn babies under medical screening laws to perform DNA analysis used to link suspects to crimes.
EDPB adopts letters to Access Now and BEUC on TikTok and an Art. 65 dispute resolution binding decision regarding Instagram
The EDPB adopted two letters in response to Access Now and BEUC concerning TikTok. In these letters, the EDPB highlights the swift action taken by the Irish, Italian and Spanish Supervisory Authorities (SAs) following TikTok’s announcement that it would no longer seek users’ consent to send personalised advertisements, but that the legal basis for this would be the legitimate interest of TikTok and its partners. As a result of these actions, TikTok announced that it would pause the change in the legal basis used for personalised ads.
SECURITY & TECH
Ex IBM manager: Pay, political neglect and public indifference all to blame for cyber failings
A higher basic wage for cyber security specialists in the Defence Forces will be needed to compete with multinationals and a major recruitment of reservists, according to the former head of IBM Ireland.
Google delays move away from cookies in Chrome to 2024
Google has announced that it will delay replacing the use of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser to 2024, as it collects more "feedback" from stakeholders.
A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.
Meta Repeats Threat It May Pull Facebook, Instagram From Europe
Meta Platforms Inc. reiterated its warning that it may have no choice but to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services from the European Union if a new transatlantic data transfer pact doesn’t materialize.
RESOURCES
FAQ: On the risk of foreign lawful access and the statistical "Rosenthal method" for assessing it.
This FAQ is for those who want to:
- understand how lawful access works (in particular under US law);
- use the "Rosenthal method" to assess it;
- coach and help others in using it;
- scrutinise or criticise the method;
- improve and further develop it;
- review and understand assessments done by others.
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Report: Limits of “Consent” in Vietnam's Data Protection Law
This report provides a detailed overview of relevant laws and regulations in Vietnam, including:
- notice and consent requirements for processing personal data;
- the status of alternative legal bases for processing personal data which permit processing of personal data without consent if the data controller undertakes a risk impact assessment (e.g., legitimate interests); and
- statutory bases for processing personal data without consent and exceptions or derogations from consent requirements in laws and regulations.