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DataGrail, in its second annual State of the CCPA report found 2021 showed a dramatic gain in the volume of Data Service Requests (DSRs) since 2020. Cost to companies rose from $192,000 to nearly $400,000 (per 1 million identities).  And, with the addition of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) combined with other states having their own new privacy laws, the trend is projected to accelerate.

Digital online spending has had a sharp increase during the pandemic, so much so, according to the Experian Global Insights Report, that numbers are rivaling traditional forms of payment. Sixty-two percent of survey respondents say they use mobile wallets, and 60% feel safe using biometrics.

The feature which debuted in the US in December, is designed to protect children from viewing or sharing nude images. The feature blurs the photo and on the device and then recommends contacting a trusted adult.

Shoppers enrolled in Amazon One there can use “palm signature,” which is biometrically linked to their credit/debit card information – and in just 1 minute vision technology does the rest.

That open-source Google framework is integrated in websites and which “helpfully” ensure you see ads most suited to you. Brave’s De-AMP feature knows how to rewrite links and URLs, so you can avoid visiting AMP pages altogether.

The group, which also includes Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan will develop an international certification system to help companies demonstrate compliance.

The groups are requesting information on how migrant data collected by the government’s department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is used. At issue is surveillance done by companies including BI Inc, which uses ankle monitors, and voice and facial recognition technology to monitor 200,000 migrants. The company, which is private, does not need to report what biometric and location data it collects via its Smartlink app, nor how it’s used or how long the data is retained.

Anonymous, the hacktivist group that last month claimed to have hacked into Russian state television and picked up anti-war messaging and video of the Ukraine invasion. It now says it has government data, including on copyright and censorship, and that it also breached email and data for a state-backed oil and gas company.

Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) Chairman has announced the country intends to proceed with its personal data law and possibly have it in place early June. If so, it would make it the third Association of Southeast Asian Nations,(Asean) country after Singapore and the Philippines to have such a law in place.

A new research study has shown that even without location data tracking, your mobility patterns and even your future location plans can be deduced with great accuracy. The researchers from the University of Rochester analyzed three location data sets and one call data set to see what could be predicted. They found that information on people socially tied to you can provide up to 95% of what’s needed to predict your mobility – and strangers can provide as much as 85% - yikes!

TickTalk Tech has come to an agreement with the US BBB’s Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), which works with brands to gain self-regulatory compliance. The smartwatch company, which had been found in violation of CARU standards for its privacy policy, has now agreed to: 1) clearly disclose data collection practices, 2) ensure the privacy policy is not hidden, 3) explain data retention and deletion practices, and 4) obtain verifiable consent from parents before collecting kids’ data. That’s good practice for any responsible, privacy-forward company to adhere to – and even... Read More >

It blocks ad trackers on 50% of sites, is fast because it uses 60% less data than Chrome, and may be a precurser to a future rollout of a browser for Linux.