Ad-security company, Confiant, has expanded its platform to protect against the big increase malicious native ads. These contextual ads, which have been shown to be far more appealing to consumers than display and banner ads, have come under increased attack in the past two years.
NOYB, co-founded by privacy activist and lawyer Max Schrems, is one of four privacy organizations pressing for investigation into Clearview’s practice of scraping facial images and selling them to government agencies and companies. They are appealing for a coordinated response from data protection authorities.
New York City’s new Tenant Data Privacy Act (TDPA) is one of the first statutes in the U.S. to regulate collection and retention of data from multifamily buildings with IoT systems. It applies to systems with electronic or computerized technology, including radio frequency ID cards, key fobs, mobile phone access apps, and biometric systems used to grant entry. TDPA requires express consent from tenants for data collection, and prohibits use of data other than what it was collected for, or having information used to harass or evict a tenant. It goes... Read More >
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.