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Archive for November, 2022

Categories : CDPI Privacy Newsletter
Dates : November 2022

Children’s Privacy: Google Play changes requirements for apps to be on Play Store’s “Kids” tab

November 22, 2022
Children’s apps will now face a more stringent process to gain a place in Google’s Play Store because of changes to ensure apps in the store are compliant with children’s privacy regulations, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The vetting process will adhere more closely to Google’s “Teacher Approved” program, which has stricter guidelines than its other programs that oversaw apps not designated for educational use.
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Twitter sets stage for privacy debacle

November 15, 2022
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and EU regulators are eyeing Twitter with increasing alarm as new owner Elon Musk slashed global staff by 50% last week and top privacy and security officers quit in protest. Now, his employees fear they’ll be liable if (when?) laws are broken. Musk’s lawyer said there’s no need to worry about going to jail…. But now a Bloomberg News story based on a previously undisclosed FTC hearing document, quotes Twitter’s ex-head of cybersecurity saying it is a “ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities.” Also, FTC... Read More >
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Google agrees to massive $391.5M fine for deceiving users

November 15, 2022
Forty US State Attorneys General have just won a years-long lawsuit against Google for deceiving users by secretly tracking location data while leading the same users to believe location tracking was turned off. The resulting $391.5 million privacy settlement is one of the largest in history and follows another from Arizona that Google settled for $85 million over the same issue. Even worse for the company, it is facing similar suits in Washington, D.C., Indiana and Texas.
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Class action claims Apple deceives users with hidden settings

November 15, 2022
Apple, which promises in its privacy statement it won’t harvest user data, is accused of doing just that in a California class action that stems from findings of two independent researchers at software company, Mysk. The researchers found Apple’s App store gathered a bushel of information on iPhone users via Apple’s suite of iPhone apps, including iPhone Analytics, Apple Music, Apple TV, Books and Stocks. The information collected in real time includes what users tap on, search for, what ads they see, how the app is discovered, and how long... Read More >
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New Google Play data safety tracking report shows which apps violate privacy most

November 15, 2022
Six months ago, Google Play introduced its data safety section to require developers to declare how they collect data and what they do with it. Now, an Incogni report reveals what the top 1,000 apps (500 free, and 500 paid) are doing with that data. The analysis found that more than half the apps share data with third parties, that apps with more than 500,000 downloads share on average more than 6x more data points than less popular apps, and that more than 13% of apps in the study share... Read More >
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