The series of unending troubles continue for the tech world as Apple and Google block National Health Service (NHS) app over data breach concerns.
Facebook again facing legal investigation over data breach from 2019. Sadly, the privacy world jolted again as a cyber-attack at the University of Hertfordshire stops the online learning process. The positive news so far comes in terms of child privacy as Disney and other ad tech agree to alter privacy rules for children apps.
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Top Stories and Updates
Apple and Google block NHS app update over privacy breach concerns
Two Tech giants Apple and Google, block the NHS app update after data privacy concerns. As new updates allowed the users to share their location once they had tested positive – to upload all the list of venues they had checked in to using a QR code.Read more here.
Inquiry launched against Facebook after the latest data leak of 533 million users. Also possibility for Facebook for facing a mass action lawsuit over the 2019 data breach.
Ireland’s Data Regulator has initiated a regular inquiry into Facebook after the details of 533 million users were leaked on the hacking website. Furthermore, The Data Protection Commission said that it wants to determine whether Facebook infringed the EU-wide GDPR charter on Data Rights and the corresponding Irish Legislation. Read more here.
However, in the latest actions, Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019. Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) announced. Read more here.
Disney and other ad tech agree to alter privacy rules for children apps
With other ad tech companies, Disney agreed to erase specific advertising software from children’s apps to address the accusations that they violated the privacy of millions of children. Read more here.
WhatsApp illegal data collection to be halted
Germany’s data protection regulator for WhatsApp and Facebook said that it is ready to take action to prevent the collection of personal data from its WhatsApp users. This year, Facebook and WhatsApp informed users that they would have to consent to new data terms or stop using the service. Read more here.
UK University faces major Cyber-attack knocking out Zoom
The University of Hertfordshire suffered a dangerous cyberattack knocking out all of its IT systems, including Office 365, Teams and Zoom, Wi-Fi, email, data storage and VPN. Read more here.
“Vaccine Passports” risk to privacy?
Since the ease in lockdown in many countries, stakeholders and relevant authorities are searching for new ways to prove whether they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. There is some ongoing discussion about Vaccine passports. But data protection enthusiasts are terming them as a risk to privacy. Read more here.
Seers is hosting a Webinar on the topic Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Latest Update on 29th April 2021 from 17:00 to 17:45 BST.
The keynote speakers are
- Avishai Ostrin ( Senior Privacy Consultant at Privacy Team).
- Elise Dufour (Avocat aoocié- Partner Bignan Lebray).
- Adnan Zaheer (Chief Executive Seers) as Moderator.
The aim of the webinar is to
- discuss and highlight the recent developments in the field of cookies and other tracking technologies.
- the CNIL Enforcement, ePrivacy Regulation, LGPD, VCDPA, and CPPA.
- Google Consent Mode Child Privacy Consent Management, and IAB TCF 2.0.
Register here
