https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/us-government-about-control-speech-online-protect-kids
KOSA is fundamentally a censorship bill. Politicians are justifying it by harping on something we all know—that there’s content online that’s inappropriate for kids. But instead of letting tricky questions about what online content is appropriate at what age be decided by parents and families, politicians are stepping in to override us.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-fails-end-5-billion-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-2023-08-08/
A U.S. judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use.
https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/web-environment-integrity-is-being:2
When we last talked about Web Environment Integrity I didn't think Google would already be in the stage of prototyping it but here we are, there is already some code in Chromium that forks like Brave ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/california-agency-probes-automakers-data-privacy-practices-2023-07-31/
A California state agency on Monday said it is reviewing the privacy practices of automakers and vehicle technology companies amid concerns about the growing volume of data collected by cars.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/un-cybercrime-convention-negotiations-enter-final-phase-troubling-surveillance
This is Part II of EFF’s analysis of the zero draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention. Part I is here. As one of the last negotiating sessions to finalize the UN Cybercrime Convention approaches, it’s important to remember that the outcome and implications of the international talks go well beyond...
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/04/tiktok-to-face-eu-fine-over-processing-of-childrens-data
TikTok will face a fine over its handling of children’s data in the EU following a decision made Friday by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). #EuropeNews
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/india_personal_data_protection_bill/
Big fines for breaches. Also big powers – including takedowns – for planned Data Protection Board
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/03/nhs_ico_warning/?td=rt-3a
Time for a proper secure clinical image transfer system, perhaps?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people around the world. The Online Safety Bill, now at the final stage before passage in the House of Lords, gives the British government the ability to force backdoors into messaging services, which will destroy end-to-end encryption. No amendments have been accepted that would mitigate the bill’s most dangerous elements. If it passes, the Online Safety Bill will be a huge step backwards for global privacy, and democracy itself.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/white-house-acknowledges-pressure-section-702-much-more-reform-needed
After months of continued public confirmation that Americans’ privacy is being violated by surveillance under Section 702, and widespread criticism from civil society, activists, surveillance-skeptical bipartisan congressional committees, and even the overly timid Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board—a group of White House-appointed experts just flinched on renewing the law without reforms. It’s good to see even the White House signal that improvements are needed, but it was immediately undermined by the tininess of their proposed changes.
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