Hacker News with Generative AI: GDPR

Assassin's Creed dev faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player game online (theregister.com)
Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb

Privacy, Gaming, GDPR, Assassin's Creed

4 points by baud147258 1 day ago | 0 comments

Is the use of reCAPTCHA GDPR-compliant? (dg-datenschutz.de)

GDPR, Privacy, Security, Web Development

55 points by doener 78 days ago | 51 comments

Ask HN: I collect IP address of users, but do not store it. Am I GDPR compliant? (ycombinator.com)
For a side project of mine, I collect the IP address of users, log it to my server where the country of the user is identified(using ipinfo.io in the backend) and is saved in the database. Since I'm not storing the IP address as such, am I GDPR compliant? Do I need to add a consent banner?

GDPR, Privacy, Data Collection, Law, Security

7 points by rishikeshs 176 days ago | 27 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 180 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Why doesn't YC comply with GDPR? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed that YC sites (main website, Hacker News) don't seem to be GDPR compliant. For example, there are tracking cookies without consent dialogs, and no option to delete accounts on HN.

Privacy, GDPR, Y Combinator, Hacker News

13 points by RIMR 208 days ago | 15 comments

Iframely GDPR Considerations (iframely.com)
This is Iframely guide to EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Information contained within this guide in no way constitutes a legal advice. Please obtain independent expert advice if required.

GDPR, Privacy, Web Development, Legal Considerations

4 points by dschuessler 210 days ago | 0 comments

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech (techcrunch.com)
Mozilla, the nonprofit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default without their permission.

Privacy, Mozilla, Firefox, GDPR, Europe

7 points by aragilar 212 days ago | 1 comments

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech (techcrunch.com)
Mozilla, the non-profit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default without their permission.

Privacy, EU, Mozilla, Firefox, GDPR

6 points by janandonly 213 days ago | 1 comments

Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl)

Data Privacy, GDPR, Technology, Europe, Lawsuits

311 points by the-dude 243 days ago | 387 comments

Microsoft's Xandr grants GDPR rights at a rate of 0% (noyb.eu)

Privacy, GDPR, Microsoft, Advertising

196 points by latexr 291 days ago | 102 comments

GDPR: Is It Worth It? (arxiv.org)

GDPR, Data Privacy, Regulations, Security, Europe

72 points by belter 344 days ago | 205 comments

OpenAI slapped with GDPR complaint: How do you correct your work? (theregister.com)