general data protection regulation
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TikTok Slapped with $US367 Million Fine Over Bungled Kids’ Data
Irish regulators found TikTok guilty of violating the European Union’s rules on data transparency and communicating data policies to users.
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In 2021, Gig Workers Were Forced to Endure ‘Unprecedented Surveillance’
Pa Edrissa Manjang, an Uber driver in the UK, spent a year of his life working for the ride-hailing company before he was abruptly fired by an algorithm. “It wasn’t good at all,” Manjang said in an interview with Worker Info Exchange. “It felt like most of the time you were dealing with robots.”
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Facebook Sure Seems Desperate To Pass This Latest Data Breach Off As Old News For Some Reason
In the aftermath of bombshell reports of a massive data breach that may have compromised the personal information of as many as 533 million users, Facebook has committed absolutely to trying to spin the leak as old news, no big deal, definitely nothing to see here, no need to even think about this too much…
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Facebook Could Face Up To $1.63 Billion Fine For Latest Hack Under The GDPR
Facebook’s stunning disclosure of a massive hack on Friday in which attackers gained access tokens to at least 50 million accounts — bypassing security measures and potentially giving them full control of both profiles and linked apps — has already stirred threats of a $US1.63 ($2.26) billion dollar fine in the European Union, according to…