CDP Institute

“Look, it’s Haley’s Comet!”…Britain’s PM Boris Johnson (who, it would seem should have enough COVID-party pr problems to not open this can of worms) has just hired the M&C Saatchi ad agency to launch a campaign to get the public to oppose end-to-end encryption following Facebook’s decision to encrypt its Messenger app. According to Rolling Stone, the planned media blitz is designed to make the public uneasy by claiming such encryption would diminish their ability to keep kids safe.

Researchers at FingerprintJS say the leak allows websites to learn what other sites are visited during a given session.

New rules would require notifying customers when data was left exposed in an “inadvertent” breach as well as when there are cyberattacks.

The disingenuous, and not uncommon, practice of making it easy to opt-in/tough to opt-out has drawn the ire of CNIL which just slapped Google and Facebook with a combined $226 million fine for making it difficult for users to decline cookies.

Investment bank, Morgan Stanley, has settled a class action that stated it exposed the data of more than 15 million current and former clients.

UAE Cybercrime Law now disallows photographing others without permission. Enacted as an amendment, it is punishable with a six-month jail term and/or a fine up to DH 500,000.

A new survey by Surfshark shows the frequency and reasons countries asked Google to remove content. Russia asked most often, US least often and Spain, Australia and the Netherlands most often gave “Privacy and Security” as their reasons for requesting removal.

An Ipsos survey of more than 1,000 Americans found 70% believe protecting data is getting harder, while just over a third believe companies do well providing data security. At the same time, most surveyed said they took basic precautions – 84% reported they updated passwords, but very few took all six steps that are recommended.

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the US’s Better Business Bureau is now monitoring “child-directed” ads to ensure they comply with recent guidelines, including for in-app and in-game ads. While it hopes for voluntary compliance, CARU is prepared to refer companies that violate to federal agencies or state attorneys’ general.

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) plans to investigate whether Meta’s Quest 2 headset and VR services prioritize the “best interest” of children based on principles of the UK’s Age-Appropriate Design Code.

A coalition of US civil rights, internet rights and public interest groups responded to Senator Ron Wyden’s call to support national data privacy legislation.

The cybersecurity company’s MediaGuard and BotGuard products protect enterprise companies from sophisticated bot attacks and fraud.