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26/02/2021

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Your monthly round up of privacy highlights

22/02/2021

Google’s ethics in artificial intelligence work is under scrutiny as they fire second AI ethics leader while dispute over research, diversity grows https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/google-fires-second-ai-ethics-leader-as-dispute-over-research-diversity-grows-1.4490768 #.YDPFlqLqc30.twitter via

Margaret Mitchell had expressed concern company was censoring papers critical of its products

17/02/2021

While not all cyber or privacy breaches lead to sanctions, they have the potential to impact a business model, revenue, and ultimately the viability of a company.

In 2011 a French start-up developed technology designed to collect geolocation data on smartphones and transfer the data onto a mobile marketing platform to...

12/02/2021

Wishing all of our customers& friends a very Happy . 2021 is the Year of the Ox which celebrates positivity & honesty. A good omen for privacy

11/02/2021

Happy to all the we work with every day including our own Rockstar team here at BeaconAI & Altada Technology Solutions

11/02/2021

Facebook faces legal action in Britain over ‘data protection failure’ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/facebook-faces-legal-action-in-britain-over-data-protection-failure-1.4480124 #.YCU-HQGYi-Y.twitter via The Irish Times

Legal action launched on behalf of one million users of social media platform

08/02/2021

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has written to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission over the destruction of recordings of witness testimony.

DPC has raised concerns with the commission and has asked it to provide the justification and legal basis for the deletion of the records

26/01/2021

Grindr could be fined almost €10m for allegedly violating GDPR

Norwegian’s data protection authority claims that Grindr has shared user data to a number of third parties without legal basis.

25/01/2021

WhatsApp facing up to €50M privacy fine

The draft penalty would be one of the largest under the European Union’s data protection rules.

22/01/2021

Happy Friday everyone. Read on for your weekly privacy highlights.

Your weekly privacy news highlights

22/01/2021

Federprivacy Data Protection Research: In 2020 Fines Reach €307 Million in Europe

/PRNewswire/ -- The Covid-19 emergency has not stopped the data protection authorities in Europe that during 2020 have imposed more than € 307.000.000 of...

21/01/2021

Mass remote working creates data protection risks, survey finds only 55% companies have implemented new procedures! If you need advice on helping protect and manage your data get in touch [email protected]

Many companies believe large-scale remote working has created data protection risks, but only 55pc have brought in procedures to combat them.