By Neil Hodge2020-01-16T15:52:00
The Norwegian Consumer Council, a consumer rights champion, has uncovered a serious no-no in the world of GDPR: popular apps sharing user data, such as religious beliefs and sexual preferences, to advertising and marketing firms in order to drive their own revenue.
2021-02-22T20:22:00Z By Neil Hodge
The EU’s chief data regulator says planned regulations to oversee the tech sector should be tightened further to ban targeted advertising based on tracking online activity—an opinion that could prompt Big Tech and adtech firms to lobby hard against the changes.
2020-02-05T20:47:00Z By Neil Hodge
Ireland’s data regulator has announced new investigations into Google and MTCH Technology Services—the company behind dating app Tinder—over complaints users’ personal data is being misused in violation of the GDPR.
2025-07-10T19:31:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Google has once again been hit with an antitrust complaint. This time, it’s not about its Chrome browser or Google Search business, but instead the company’s use of AI.
2025-07-07T19:03:00Z By Ian Sherr
A jury in California last week said Google misused cellular data from people who owned smartphones powered by its Android software, and must pay users in the state roughly $314.6 million.
2024-10-08T13:03:00Z By Shelby Brown
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act is forcing many Big Tech companies to postpone the launch of artificial intelligence-powered features, like Apple Intelligence, over user privacy and data security concerns.
2024-08-05T18:05:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Location-based dating apps are not doing enough to protect user privacy, with exact location and other personal data being exploited by stalkers and bad actors, a recent analysis found.
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