Dr. Google: Project Nightingale gave Google access to millions of medical records
Google's partnership with Ascension, a major US hospital network, has been revealed by one of its team members.
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January 9, 2020
Morrisons’ Last Chance Saloon at Supreme Court: Morrisons appeal against vicarious liability data breach ruling
British supermarket chain Morrisons has appealed its case to the Supreme Court to try and overturn a ruling that found the supermarket giant vicariously liable for a data breach, after an aggrieved employee released staff’s personal data online and to newspapers.
November 25, 2019
Another Step into Your Privacy: Google acquires Fitbit
Technology Giant Google is to buy the health technology company Fitbit for $2.1 billion, raising concerns about the personal data of Fitbit’s 28 million users.
November 18, 2019
Facing the Consequences: The UK data protection watchdog has raised concerns over the legality of facial recognition
The UK data protection watchdog has called for legal guidance on the rise of live facial recognition and urged police to restrain their use of it.
November 13, 2019
Newsworthy Content: Social media sites confirm political speech is exempt from user codes
Facebook and YouTube have recently affirmed that they will not change how they police political content on their platforms. In fact, both organisations have hinted at relaxing censorship by raising the threshold on what politicians can say before they will be found in violation of user codes.
October 28, 2019
Amazon’s Hopes for Rekognition: Amazon to pitch its facial recognition technology regulation to lawmakers
In September 2019, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the tech giant’s plans to develop its own draft legislation to regulate facial recognition technology. Amazon hopes to pitch this to lawmakers and for them to adopt its as many of its suggestions as possible.
October 10, 2019
Wanna Buy a Trade Secret?: Former Google engineer faces criminal charges for stealing trade secrets
Anthony Levandowski (a former engineer at Google) has been charged with 33 counts of attempted theft of trade secrets.
September 20, 2019
Overlooking Privacy: YouTube fined $170m for collecting children’s personal data
The Federal Trade Commission recently fined YouTube a record $170 million for targeting adverts at children after illegally harvesting their personal information.
September 20, 2019
Big Tech, Little Trust: US states to launch antitrust and privacy enquiries into Facebook and Google
Facebook and Google are facing investigations in the US for breaching antitrust laws. The new investigations are indicative of a trend of growing scrutiny of big tech firms in the US.
September 18, 2019
Hey Siri, Stop Listening: Apple regularly hears confidential details on Siri
Apple contractors regularly hear confidential details on Siri recordings.
August 27, 2019