Hacker News with Generative AI: Data Protection

Noyb WIN: Dutch authority fines Netflix €4.75M (noyb.eu)
noyb has achieved a win against Netflix. Almost five years after the complaint has been filed, the Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has finally issued a decision. The authority is imposing a fine of €4.75 million against the streaming provider because it failed to adequately inform customers about what it does with their data.

Privacy, Data Protection, Lawsuits, Fines, Streaming Services

5 points by latexr 31 days ago | 0 comments

Watchdog to issue new guidance after report finds air fryers may be listening (news.sky.com)
Smart device manufacturers will be issued with new guidance on how to comply with data protection laws, a watchdog has said, after it emerged air fryers may have been listening in on families' conversations.

Privacy, Smart Devices, Data Protection, Consumer Safety

15 points by austinallegro 33 days ago | 16 comments

Controversial EU ad campaign on X broke bloc's own privacy rules (techcrunch.com)
The European Union’s executive body is facing an embarrassing privacy scandal after it was confirmed on Friday that a Commission ad campaign on X (formerly Twitter) breached the EU’s own data protection rules.

Privacy, European Union, Social Media, Advertising, Data Protection

4 points by marc__1 35 days ago | 0 comments

Proposed amendment to legal presumption about the reliability of computers (postofficescandal.uk)
I am grateful to the journalist Tom Webb, who specialises in data protection, for alerting me to an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, currently going through the House of Lords.

Data Protection, Law, UK Politics

181 points by chrisjj 47 days ago | 223 comments

'Consent' LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland (theregister.com)
When LinkedIn asked its European users for their personal data, it did not receive "informed" nor "freely given" consent for the business to ship it off to third parties for generating targeted advertising, a Euro data watchdog has said.

Privacy, Data Protection, GDPR, LinkedIn, Advertising

5 points by LinuxBender 82 days ago | 0 comments

Defend against vampires with 10 gbps network encryption (synacktiv.com)
Discover how attackers can sniff your data on network cables and how you can defend against it, by encrypting on-the-fly all your ethernet traffic with very good performance.

Cybersecurity, Network Security, Data Protection, Encryption

270 points by alxjsn 127 days ago | 81 comments

Privacy Without Monopoly: Data Protection and Interoperability (eff.org)

Privacy, Data Protection, Interoperability

10 points by leyth 159 days ago | 0 comments

Why Privacy Badger Opts You Out of Google's "Privacy Sandbox" (eff.org)

Privacy, Google, Web Browsing, Data Protection

21 points by colinprince 179 days ago | 6 comments

Google One 'Dark web reports' coming to all Google Account holders in late July (9to5google.com)

Google, Privacy, Security, Data Protection, Technology

25 points by tmoertel 192 days ago | 3 comments

Online Privacy and Overfishing (schneier.com)

Online Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Protection

65 points by Sindisil 227 days ago | 20 comments

Bill Gates, Man United and 20 other sites that ban linking to them (malcolmcoles.com)