Top news of the week: 23.02.2021.
Data Privacy
'Spy pixels in emails have become endemic'
Email app Hey reveals that two-thirds of the messages it handles contain the hidden trackers.
Ransomware Attacks Remain Persistent and Pervasive
Recent research found the average ransom payment paid had decreased by a third in the final quarter of 2020, dropping to $154,108 in Q4 from $233,817 in Q3. This was attributed to victims ...
EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses
UK councils' reliance on Chinese surveillance tech has sparked concern among privacy advocates and lawmakers
Scott McGeachy: European Commission publishes draft decisions to allow EU-UK data flows
The European Commission has published two draft “data adequacy” decisions in favour of the UK. If approved, these adequacy decisions will allow personal data to be transferred from the EU ...
European Commission gives the green light on data adequacy agreement with UK
The European Commission has said the UK’s data protection laws are in line with the EU’s, paving the way for a long-term adequacy decision.
How Oracle Sells Repression in China
In its bid for TikTok, Oracle was supposed to prevent data from being passed to Chinese police. Instead, it’s been marketing its own software for their surveillance work.
EU data transfer worth £85bn a year to the UK is at risk due to the ICO’s dismal record
This morning's letter alerts the European Commission that frictionless UK-EU data transfer is impossible because of ICO problems.
'Do Not Sell My Info': U.S. retailers rush to comply with California's new privacy law
U.S. retailers including Walmart Inc will add "Do Not Sell My Info" li...