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The suit brought by California residents claimed Google violated their right to privacy under California law through implementation of an exposure notification system that made sensitive data accessible to other apps via a system log.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate a major security flaw found in white label Android spyware apps. These apps, often marketed for use for child-tracking or monitoring employees, have also been used by domestic abusers to spy on ex- or current partners. The security concern was raised by TechCrunch, which reported that this stalkerware network was monitoring 400,000 people around the world.

Japan will enact a major Amendment to its existing privacy law, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). This will also affect foreign business owners, regardless of whether they have a presence in Japan, so long as goods or services are provided to Japanese users. Changes include, 1) making it mandatory to respond immediately to requests for disclosure or correction of data being held, 2) user right to request deletion of data the business doesn’t need to keep, and 3) obligation for businesses to promptly report specific types... Read More >

Research by the bipartisan Future of Tech Commission, which is spearheaded by a former US Secretary of Education, a former Massachusetts governor and the head of Common Sense Media, found 76% of Americans support restricting companies from collecting and using personal data beyond what’s needed for effective service. Their report, resulting from public opinion polls and virtual town halls conducted throughout the US and in two locations in Europe found bipartisan support for the government to play a role in protecting consumers’ privacy and curbing the amplification of mis- and... Read More >