Apple warns of “privacy and security threats” after EU requires it to allow sideloading
To comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple will allow European iPhone owners to install apps obtained from outside the official App store.
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The end looms for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe
Categories: Personal Tags: meta Tags: Facebook Tags: EU Tags: legal Tags: litigation Tags: behavioural Tags: advertising Tags: tracking We take a look at what appears to be the beginning of the end for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe. |
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Read moreTikTok probed over child privacy practices
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Canada Tags: TikTok Tags: privacy Tags: young Tags: bans Tags: Netherlands Tags: EU Tags: UK Tags: state employees Canadian privacy protection authorities have announced they will start an investigation into TikTok’s privacy practices, especially in relation to its younger users. |
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Read moreIs Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?
Categories: Apple Categories: News Tags: Apple Tags: DMA Tags: Digital Markets Act Tags: European Commission Tags: EU Tags: iPhone Tags: iPad Tags: Big Tech Tags: App Store More freedom and greater risks could be on the cards for European users. |
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Read moreBan Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:24:11 +0000
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| The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the EU and its member states to ban the Pegasus spyware and similar hacking tools. Categories: Stalkerware Tags: edpsEUlock and codeNSO GroupPegasus |
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Read moreEU releases its 5G conclusions
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000
The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xeeZjuXDL08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreConvicted murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:42:42 +0000
Google must remove details of a convicted murderer from its search results in Europe following a German court ruling, it emerged last week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/47Q_Tu6HuIg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreEU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:26:33 +0000
EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/tEJpvShW5zc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreResearchers find hole in EU-wide identity system
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:47:20 +0000
The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pCEuDkvSosQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreSocial media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:05:57 +0000
The EU’s top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oaBb-PIYY-o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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