It has been an interesting week for privacy issues! Clubhouse faces privacy issues, TikTok to pay $92 Million, Experian could face £34 Billion damages and more.
Here are the top stories from the privacy world this week.
Top Stories and Updates
Clubhouse faces privacy issues
Clubhouse users should assume they’re being recorded, a data-privacy expert said, following a breach that sent conversations to another website. A user was remotely sharing login information, pulling audio and metadata from Clubhouse to an external site.
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TikTok to pay $92 Million to settle class actions
TikTok has agreed to pay $92 million to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging that the popular video-sharing app harvested personal data from users, including information using facial recognition technology, without consent and shared the data with third parties, some of which were based in China.
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Experian could face £34 Billion damages for data misuse
Experian could face a £34 Billion damages bill if a legal claim against the company is successful. It is accused of mis-selling people’s data and building potentially inaccurate profiles that can affect their ability to borrow.
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CNIL’s revised guidance on cookies must be implemented by 31 March 2021
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) issued revised guidance on cookies and third-party technologies that must be implemented by the 31st of March 2021.
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