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This DPIA covers live facial recognition software, hardware and associated operational processing.
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The $25 billion award far exceeds a $5 billion fine the Federal Trade Commission levied against Facebook in 2019.
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The internet is a vast and confusing place no matter your age. Trying to help youth engage with it safely and privately is a complicated topic that touches on many different skillsets and ideas. But just because it’s complicated doesn’t mean it’s impossible. We’ve launched our Online Privacy for Parents and Youth Surveillance Self-Defense guide…
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The Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of digital platforms according to new legislation approved in Brazil. Throughout this year, EFF has presented comments, filed submissions, and met with the agency to emphasize crucial guardrails that the enforcement of new regulations should ensure. ANPD is responsible for detailing…
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On September 17, 2026, the European Data Protection Board adopted Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the Digital Services Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Hunton Andrews Kurth
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The Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal from a decade ago is still weighing on Meta’s finances.
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Hidden instructions told WhatsApp’s chatbot not to suggest privacy regulators to users struggling to delete their accounts.
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Police agencies across the U.S. have deployed Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to capture images of passing vehicles along with time, date, and GPS coordinates. While the technology itself isn’t new (ALPRs have existed in various forms for more than 50 years, and in the U.S. since 1998), the surveillance landscape has shifted dramatically. Rapid…
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Guide Includes Easy, Quick Ways To Identify and Protect Against Online Threats SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published “Online Privacy for Parents and Youth,” a new guide to help families protect themselves online. “Parents don’t need to be technology experts to help their children navigate the digital world safely” said EFF…
EFF
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A heart monitor used to be a box beside a hospital bed. Electrodes fed a cable, the cable fed a screen, and a nurse watched the screen. The threat model fit on a sticky note. Cardiac care doesn’t work like that anymore. A patch or smartwatch records the electrocardiogram (ECG). A phone or gateway relays…
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Political Microtargeting, Manipulation & Tracking Over three years ago, noyb filed complaints against several German political parties for unlawfully using political microtargeting during the 2021 federal election. Now, the Berlin Data Protection Authority has finally issued decisions concerning the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, the Left (Die LINKE), and the CDU. The conclusion: all of…
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In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the…
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