Arizona’s Attorney General sued Google in 2020 for use of “dark patterns” to manipulate user behavior. The state also accused Google of using location tracking services even when companies had tried to turn off that capability. This settlement is to resolve the location tracking claims and, while very high, is still tiny for a company whose 2021 ad revenue was close to $200 billion.
Just weeks after Optus reported the records of 10 million Australian customers had been compromised in a breach, its parent company Singtel confirmed a 2020 breach and has found the data available on a data leak forum that also threatened to release Optus’ stolen data.
Nigeria’s government is expediting passage of a National Data Processing Bill. The head of the country’s Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) intends to get the bill to the President’s desk this month with plans for passage by the end of the year.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.