E.U. Commission Fined for Transferring User Data to Meta in Violation of Privacy Laws The European General Court on Wednesday fined the European Commission, the primary executive arm of the European Union responsible for proposing and enforcing laws for member states, for violating the bloc’s own data privacy regulations. The Read more…
New GootLoader Campaign Targets Users Searching for Bengal Cat Laws in Australia In an unusually specific campaign, users searching about the legality of Bengal Cats in Australia are being targeted with the GootLoader malware. “In this case, we found the GootLoader actors using search results for information about a particular Read more…
DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws Aug 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for “flagrantly violating” children’s privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed Read more…
Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription in Europe to Satisfy Privacy Laws Oct 31, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Online Security Meta on Monday announced plans to offer an ad-free option to access Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to comply with “evolving” data Read more…