In Brief: IRS backs down on facial recognition IDs
They had planned to require it for all electronic tax filings.
They had planned to require it for all electronic tax filings.
A Florida teen who was able to access private flight data and find Elon Musk’s private plane midair has also exposed serious privacy and safety concerns about aviation flight data availability.
I’m sure you heard about Facebook’s statement that Apple’s new privacy restrictions could cut $10 billion from its 2022 ad revenuel, so I won’t bother to report it. But here’s a bit more background from PubMatic, which found that 41% of iOS 14.5 ad requests still have the IDFA device ID, meaning the user opted in. That’s down from 75% on pre-14.5 devices. PubMatic also reports that ads with IDFA sell for 2.4 times the price of those without.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.