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In this episode:

  • US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years

  • California fines Sephora $1.2 million for data privacy violation

  • Apple Pumps Up Ad Staff In Post Privacy-Policy Ad Business Push

  • Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law

  • Period and pregnancy tracking apps have bad privacy protections, report finds

  • FTC Sues Kochava for Selling Data that Tracks People at Reproductive Health Clinics, Places of Worship, and Other Sensitive Locations

  • Scanning students’ homes during remote testing is unconstitutional, judge says

  • Millions of Capital One Customers Are Eligible for Part of a $190 Million Settlement: Learn How to Claim Your Share

  • DuckDuckGo, Proton, Mozilla throw weight behind bill targeting Big Tech ‘surveillance’

  • Ravel emerges from stealth with privacy-first data tools based on scalable homomorphic encryption

  • DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused email service now open to all

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the free Data Collaboration Community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Heidi Saas takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-august-2022

This month’s topics:

  • Footprint wants to change how companies collect, store and share personal data
  • US and UK launch research prize for ‘privacy enhancing technology’
  • Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims
  • Lawsuit Against FTC Intensifies Location Data Privacy Battle
  • Report: 94 percent of consumers want control over the information they share with companies
  • U.S. communications regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores over spying concerns

This month’s special guests:

Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan), Sameer Ahirrao (Founder, Ardent Privacy), and David Blaszkowsky (Helios Data)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Google targeted in fresh EU consumer groups' privacy complaints 

  • Further EU DPA orders stop of Google Analytics 

  • U.S. communications regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores over spying concerns 

  • Former Amazon Employee Found Guilty in 2019 Capital One Data Breach 

  • Google will delete location history data for abortion clinic visits 

  • Teslas Banned From China Communist Party Resort Town 

  • ‘Asleep at the wheel’: Canada police’s spyware admission raises alarm 

  • UK unveils Data Reform Bill, scrapping parts of GDPR and promising £1 billion in savings 

  • Daycare Apps Are Dangerously Insecure 

  • Supercookies Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the free Data Collaboration Community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Cat Coode takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-june-2022

This month’s topics:

  • The long-awaited U.S. data-privacy bill appears to be on track, again
  • FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online
  • 'murena one’ protects users' privacy from google and surveillance
  • Health data privacy concerns grow as abortion laws change nationwide
  • Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs
  • DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation
  • Canada’s new federal privacy Bill C-27

This month’s special guests:

David Kruger (Absio), Heidi Saas, and Jeff Jockisch (PrivacyPlan)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • The long-awaited U.S. data-privacy bill appears to be on track, again

  • FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online

  • French data protection watchdog: Tweaking Google Analytics won’t make it legal

  • Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs

  • UK Citizens need ‘education’ on NHS data sharing as Palantir eyes health service contracts

  • TikTok’s Latest Ad Targeting Provisions Reflect Increasing Revenue Pressure on the App

  • DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation

  • Canadian PM selects chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner

  • 'murena one’ protects users' privacy from google and surveillance

  • Peekaboo! Here's a system to guarantee smart home privacy

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the free Data Collaboration Community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Erik Rind takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-may-2022

This month’s topics:

  • Google Analytics to Stop Logging IP Addresses and Sunset Old Versions in Privacy Standards Overhaul - Scraping Data from LinkedIn Profiles is Legal, Appeals Court Rules - Major Study Finds Consumers Becoming Data 'Capitalists,' Willing to Trade Personal Info - B.C. Commissioner Mulling Over Privacy Code for Children - New Campaign in UK to Rename Cookies as 'Data Collectors' to Highlight Kids' Privacy Online - Your Personal Data is Exposed to Hackers — Alarming Report Reveals Mobile Apps are Not Protecting Your Info

This month’s special guests:

Priya Keshav (CEO & Founder, Meru Data), Sameer Ahirrao (CEO & Founder, Ardent Privacy), Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • EU court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case

  • Your Online Activity and Location Is Being Exposed 747 Times a Day

  • Roe draft raises concerns data could be used to identify abortion seekers, providers

  • Health data privacy concerns grow as abortion laws change nationwide

  • Do People Caught on Ring Cameras Have Privacy Rights?

  • Facebook and Instagram Turn Off AR Filters In Texas and Illinois

  • India’s restrictive VPN law should be a warning to us all

  • Indian customer sends notice to Ola Electric for making telemetry data public

  • FTC to set its sights on ed tech companies

  • New DuckDuckGo privacy ad shows how it makes sure internet trackers are DuckDuckGone

  • Dig emerges from stealth to help organizations secure public cloud data

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the free Data Collaboration Community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • German Amazon Workers Strike Over Pay, Data Protection

  • Google Now Takes Requests To Remove Personal Info From Search Results

  • Meta Can Still Be Sued By Groups Under Data Rules, Says EU Court

  • Canada's Privacy Watchdogs Call For Laws Limiting Police Use Of Facial Recognition

  • Data Privacy Bill Wins Final Approval In Connecticut House

  • Maltese Academic Appointed Lead Expert By Council Of Europe

  • Austrian DPA Rejects “risk Based Approach” For Data Transfers To Third Countries

  • Polish DPA Rules About The Right To Access The Personal Data Contained In Trackers

  • Secret Surveillance Court Orders Drop More Than 50 Percent Since 2019

  • EU Must Act To End Spyware Abuse After Prominent Catalans Targeted With Pegasus

  • Israeli Tech Firm Says It Can Delete Your Digital Footprint

  • Data Privacy Platform Kahoona Closes $4.5m. In Financing

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Heidi Saas takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-april-2022

This month’s topics:

  • Google Analytics to Stop Logging IP Addresses and Sunset Old Versions in Privacy Standards Overhaul - Scraping Data from LinkedIn Profiles is Legal, Appeals Court Rules - Major Study Finds Consumers Becoming Data 'Capitalists,' Willing to Trade Personal Info - B.C. Commissioner Mulling Over Privacy Code for Children - New Campaign in UK to Rename Cookies as 'Data Collectors' to Highlight Kids' Privacy Online - Your Personal Data is Exposed to Hackers — Alarming Report Reveals Mobile Apps are Not Protecting Your Info

This month’s special guests:

Chris McLellan (Data Collaboration Alliance), Cat Coode (Binary Tattoo), and Jeff Jockisch (PrivacyPlan)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

– Scraping Data From LinkedIn Profiles Is Legal, Appeals Court Rules

– Top EU Officials Hope Data-Flows Deal Will Be Completed This Year

– Apple’s Cook Says Circumventing App Store Would Harm User Privacy

– Personal Data Breaches Are Falling – Except in Russia

– The U.S. Government’s Google Maps Probe Could Send Ripples Through the Car Industry

– Google Gets Data Each Time an Android Phone Sends, Receives a Call

– Criminal Identification Bill in India Raises Fears of Shadowing

– The Facebook Whistleblower Takes On the Metaverse

– Australia Warns Voters to ‘Think Twice’ Before Giving Details to Political Parties Offering to Register Their Postal Vote Ahead of Election

– UK Government Agrees Bulk Surveillance Powers Fail to Protect Journalists and Sources

– Record Fine for Dutch Tax Office Over Personal Data List

– A Professor Found His Exam Questions Posted Online. He’s Suing the Students Responsible for Copyright Infringement

– Swiss Platform Rakes In $15 Million to Enable Secure Data Clean Rooms

– Avast Acquires Securekey Technologies As It Bulks Up Its Digital Identity Business

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Over Half of Data Security Incidents Caused by Insiders

  • New campaign in UK to rename cookies as 'data collectors' to highlight kids' privacy online

  • Some Russian oligarchs are using U.K. data privacy law to sue

  • Ukraine has started using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during war

  • Ukraine war: Mobile networks being weaponised to target troops on both sides of conflict

  • Post Office Cops Used Social Media Surveillance Program Illegally

  • Amazon's Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant

  • CCPA having a definite impact as Californians assert digital privacy rights

  • Swiss privacy technology tackles rampant online intrusion

  • Google Workspace's new security feature scrambles your data before it's uploaded

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been fined €17 million (~$18.6 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a string of historical data breaches

  • Ireland Watchdog Sued for Years of 'Inaction' Over Complaints Regarding Google's Largest Data Breach Ever

  • California Begins Slow Launch of Nation’s First Online Privacy Protection Agency

  • Google Analytics To Stop Logging IP Addresses And Sunset Old Versions In Privacy Standards Overhaul

  • TikTok Can Circumvent Apple and Google Privacy Protections and Access Full User Data, 2 Studies Say

  • UK plans to abolish DPOs – and much more

  • A US surveillance program tracks nearly 200,000 immigrants. What happens to their data?

  • Health chiefs scrap controversial plan which would have seen a SINGLE glass of wine in pregnancy noted on a baby's medical file

  • Your personal data is exposed to hackers — alarming report reveals mobile apps are not protecting your info

  • Major Study Finds Consumers Becoming Data 'Capitalists,' Willing To Trade Personal Info

  • Report: Census Bureau should set timeframes for protecting respondents’ data privacy

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-march-2022

This month’s topics:

  • Google, Meta push back against changes to Australian privacy laws
  • Ontario pledges to become first province to protect workers from digital spying by bosses
  • DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’
  • Google to change privacy policy on Android under UK’s competition oversight
  • Bloomberg loses appeal in landmark UK privacy case
  • Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in May

This month’s special guests:

David Kruger (Absio Corporation), SameerAhirrao (Ardent Privacy), and Jeff Jockisch(PrivacyPlan)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Committee Pushes Ahead with Data Privacy Bill Following Biden State of the Union Remarks

  • Privacy activists launch new offensive against non-compliant cookie banners

  • German court rules: CEO to be held personally liable for data privacy violations

  • EU, US close to replacing defunct Privacy Shield II

  • Chelsea Manning and Data Privacy take centre stage at Geneva human rights film festival

  • More privacy breaches in handling of military sexual misconduct settlement deal

  • Kurbo and WW International Agree to $1.5 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws

  • Activists pushed the IRS to drop facial recognition. They won, but they're not done yet

  • Meta’s Graham Mudd To Depart Meta And Found His Own Privacy Startup

  • Cisco publishes 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in May

  • ‘Can’t ask people to agree to a data breach’: Belgian regulator rules cookie-consent pop ups are illegal

  • Data protection becomes a fundamental right in Brazil

  • Ontario pledges to become first province to protect workers from digital spying by bosses

  • Over 100 million Samsung smartphones shipped with a fatal security flaw

  • iOS 15.4 beta 4 adds anti-stalking alerts to AirTag and other Find My accessories

  • Google, Meta push back against changes to Australian privacy laws

  • Secureframe locks in $56M

  • anecdotes, a compliance operating system platform, secures $25M Series A

  • Trust Stamp Launches Privacy-First Identity Orchestration Platform

  • Data Privacy Startup ID Ward Raises €1.1 Million To Launch Its Decentralised Advertising Technology

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-february-2022

This month’s topics:

  • Startpage Search Engine launches Privacy Protection extension
  • Does Google Analytics Violate the GDPR?
  • IRS will require taxpayers to sign up with ID.me to access their online accounts
  • Lawmakers Plan Legislation to ‘Ban Surveillance Advertising’
  • Employee surveillance is exploding with remote work—and could be the new norm
  • Judge rejects Facebook's request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

This month’s special guests:

Kelly Finnerty (Startpage), Cat Coode (Binary Tattoo), and Priya Keshav (Meru Data)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Meta threatens to pull Instagram and Facebook in Europe over privacy laws

  • IRS ends use of facial recognition after widespread privacy concerns

  • Google and OpenMined differential privacy tool for Python developers processing data

  • Massachusetts lawmakers advance state-level data privacy law

  • FBI warns of LockBit 2.0 ransomware

  • EU digital sovereignty project Gaia-X hands out ID tech contracts

  • NEWS Grindr Is No Longer Available in China Due to Data Privacy Concerns

  • Europe’s user consent system incompatible with EU privacy rules

  • IBM’s new ML toolkit to help companies comply with GDPR

  • Lyve Labs Israel to help start-ups with data security

  • Privacy-focused applications platform Aleo raises $200M

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-january-2021

This month’s topics:

  • WhatsApp rewrites its Europe privacy policy after a record €225 million GDPR fine
  • Australian Online Privacy Bill to make social media age verification mandatory for tech giants, Reddit, Zoom, gaming platforms
  • Digitization of courts brings privacy concerns. But India lacks right to be forgotten
  • Lawmakers push for federal data privacy law after report revealed Amazon is gutting state legislation
  • Hacking fingerprints is affordable and simple, says Kraken Security
  • Clearview AI told it broke Australia’s privacy law, ordered to delete data

This month’s special guests:

  • Heidi Saas (Data Privacy and Technology Attorney)
  • Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan)
  • Sameer Ahirrao (Founder & CEO, Ardent Privacy)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Facebook reveals how it really collects and uses your data with new Privacy Center

  • Amazon Sued Over Biometric Covid Checks

  • E.U. Parliament Told to Fix Illegal Export of COVID-19 Data to U.S.

  • Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM

  • Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

  • Survey: Most Americans Mistrust Big Tech and Want Regulation

  • Idea of national patient IDs revives privacy fight

  • We hate it: This implantable microchip stores your COVID vaccine status

  • Signal’s CEO steps down as questions about its privacy-first image loom large

  • DeepIntent Receives Patent for Technology that Enables Marketers to Reach Precise Patient Populations in a HIPAA-Compliant, Privacy-Safe Manner

  • AMD's new privacy app goes the extra mile to keep your screen safe

  • Proofpoint Buys AI-Powered Data Protection Startup Dathena

  • Ethereum Privacy Startup Aztec Raises $17M in Paradigm-Led Series A

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • UK urged to review lobbying rules after former privacy chief joins law firm

  • Irish Regulator Submits Draft Decision on Instagram’s Use of Children’s Data

  • NIST Publishes Draft Security Criteria for Consumer Software

  • ‘Family Safety’ App Selling Precise Location Data of Millions of Users

  • Thousands of AT&T Subscribers Infected With Data-Pilfering Malware, Researchers Say

  • UK Supreme Court Landmark Decision Limits Data Privacy Class Actions in the UK

  • Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware

  • Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace

  • Identity verification startup Incode raises $220M

  • iOS 15.2 lets you scan for Find My devices that may be tracking you

  • You.com search challenges Google with a new look and private mode

  • IoT anomaly detection startup Shield-IoT lands $7.4M

  • Piiano Raises USD 9M Seed Round

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • EU's data watchdog calls for total ban on tracking ads

  • WhatsApp rewrites its Europe privacy policy after a record €225 million GDPR fine

  • Hacking fingerprints is affordable and simple, says Kraken Security

  • Lawmakers push for federal data privacy law after report revealed Amazon is gutting state legislation

  • Clearview AI told it broke Australia’s privacy law, ordered to delete data

  • Privacy Startup Nym Technology Raises $13 Million in Series A Funding Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz

  • Zenity raises $5M to help secure low-code/no-code applications

  • Panther and Velas Partner To Deliver Blazing Fast Private DeFi Experience

  • Digitisation of courts brings privacy concerns. But India lacks right to be forgotten

  • IoT anomaly detection startup Shield-IoT lands $7.4M

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, Information Ownership Network (iOWN) community, Data Collaboration University, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • Yahoo officially pulls out of China after new data protection law comes into effect

  • Google and Salesforce create cybersecurity baseline for companies checking vendors

  • Mozilla Firefox joins browsers implementing Global Privacy Control

  • Betting shops and casinos to be able to share players’ spending data

  • The Government's Secret 'Google Search' Warrant Trap

  • Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to

  • Facebook will shut down facial recognition system

  • Google now offers a clear-cut way to remove images of minors from the scanning eyes of googlers worldwide.

  • Data watchdog warns Europe ‘is not ready’ for AI-powered surveillance

  • How A Lightbulb Can Be Used To Spy On Your Conversations

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, Information Ownership Network (iOWN) community, Data Collaboration University, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-november-2021

This month’s topics:

  • GDPR fines top €1 billion in Q3 2021
  • Over 60 million wearable fitness tracking records exposed
  • App Annie to pay $10M in landmark SEC action
  • Italian data authority seeks clarifications on privacy from Facebook over its new smart glasses
  • Employers hold too much power over information
  • UAE announces new federal data law

This month’s special guests:

  • Peter Barbosa (CEO & Co-founder, Opsware Data)
  • Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan)
  • Dan Knapp (Data Privacy Consultant, Red Clover Advisors)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

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In this episode:

  • California Enacts New Privacy Law for Genetic Data

  • Facial recognition cameras arrive in UK school canteens

  • The New York City Police Department continues to use surveillance drones the US government has made moves to ban

  • New US Cybersecurity Act gives CISA 120 days to study the cybersecurity risks facing K-12 schools, including ransomware attacks.

  • New bills aim at Apple, Google and Facebook as U.S. attempts to catch up to Europe’s Big Tech push

  • ‘Privacy concerns’: Trinity study reveals ‘massive’ data collection by Android devices with no opt-out for users

  • Australian Online Privacy Bill to make social media age verification mandatory for tech giants, Reddit, Zoom, gaming platforms

  • Google Successfully Slowed Down and Delayed Europe's ePrivacy Regulation Process, According to the Lawsuit

  • U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data

  • PLUS the latest news in privacy-enhancing technology

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In this episode:

  • FTC sets sights on Big Tech: $1 Billion proposed to create Digital Privacy & Cybersecurity Division
  • Facebook or Twitter posts can now be quietly modified by the government under new surveillance laws
  • 'Chilling': Facial recognition firm Clearview AI hits watchdog groups with subpoenas
  • California governor moves to protect 'privacy' of minors who procure abortions
  • Over 60 million wearable fitness tracking records exposed
  • Facebook concedes iOS privacy changes are hurting its ad business
  • Italian data authority seeks clarifications on privacy from Facebook over its new smart glasses
  • App Annie to pay $10M in landmark SEC action
  • Russian Internet Giant Yandex Wards off the Largest Botnet DDoS Attack in History
  • Hackers That Obtained Employee Login From Dark Web Are Executing Ongoing Attacks on UN Agencies

PLUS the latest news in privacy-enhancing technology:

  • Ketch raises another $20M as demand grows for its privacy data control platform
  • Launch Of Apple’s NeuralHash Technology Highlights The Privacy Pros And Cons Of Photo Scanning
  • Osano, a data compliance platform, raises $11M
  • Relyance AI Emerges From Stealth With $30M in Funding to Give Privacy Pros Real-Time Insights Into Their Codebase

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In this episode:

  • White Castle fast food chain in #biometric #privacy case

  • Orgs manage 10X more #data than 5 years ago

  • Study finds #government use of sensitive data to ‘nudge’ behavior

  • Can brands turn the tide for users’ fear of data misuse?

  • Google settles with worker allegedly fired for #workplace activism

  • Facebook used facial recognition without consent over 200K times

  • WhatsApp fined $266M Over Data Transparency Breaches

  • UAE announces new federal data law

  • Study: employers hold too much power over #information

  • McDonald's’s accidentally exposed Monopoly database in email

PLUS the latest news in privacy-enhancing technology!

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Heidi Saas takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

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This month’s topics:

  • Executive Order with important data privacy implications
  • Zero-click hacks threaten mobile devices
  • Time to kill standard privacy notices?
  • How Apple plans to root out images of child sexual abuse
  • School posts on Facebook could threaten student privacy
  • Meet the Data Snails

This month’s special guests:

  • Dan Demers (President, Data Collaboration Alliance)
  • David Kruger (VP Strategy, Absio Corporation)
  • Dan Knapp (Data Privacy Consultant, Red Clover Advisors)

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In this episode: 

  • The Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices 

  • UK to diverge from GDPR in post-Brexit overhaul of privacy rules 

  • 38 million records exposed in big data whoopsie 

  • BlueLeaks data dump traced back to 3rd party vendor 

  • ‘Tractorload of vulnerabilities’ at John Deere 

  • Facebook joins ID2020 after $5.5M fine for facial recognition violations 

  • Judge rules that Clearview AI cannot use First Amendment defense

  • Minnesota cops shared pipeline protestor data with pipeline company

  • Plus, this week's latest in privacy-enhancing technology!

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In this episode:

  • How Apple plans to root out images of child sexual abuse 

  • President Biden signs Executive Order with important data privacy implications 

  • Smile, you're on camera - Ohio lawmakers considering data privacy & cybersecurity 

  • Half the world's privacy legislation lacks 'affirmative consent' mandates 

  • UK should be concerned by Chinese gene data harvesting 

  • Zero-click hacks threaten mobile devices 

  • Meet the Data Snails 

  • Dutch data protection authority fines TikTok 

  • Plus, this week's latest in privacy-enhancing technology!

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In this episode:

  • Identity thieves targeting Surfside condo collapse victims

  • Data breach costs hit record high of $4.24M

  • Amazon Gets Record $888 Million EU Fine Over Data Violations

  • CCPA enforcement update

  • Ohio privacy bill introduced

  • 97.7% of Twitter users don't use two-factor authentication

  • New York law fighting facial recognition and biometrics

  • Audacity fixes their privacy policy

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host and self-confessed ‘data protection contrarian’ Carey Lening takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

This month’s topics:

  • Google Gives Up on the FLoC
  • You Spy on My Guys with Your Little AIs

This month’s special guests:

Dan Demers (President, Data Collaboration Alliance) Kelly Finnerty (Director of Brand and Content, Startpage) Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan)

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In this episode:

  • President Biden pushes for data privacy with new executive order

  • Colorado becomes 3rd state to enact data privacy law

  • China pulls ride-hailing app over data privacy concerns

  • China denies Microsoft hacking accusations.

  • Proposed Hong Kong data privacy law faces backlash

  • Privacy concerns over audio editing app Audacity

  • Time to kill standard privacy notices?

  • Sony testing camera-driven "Smart City"

  • Edmonton Meals on Wheels database stolen

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In this episode:

  • Data from over 700-million LinkedIn users leaked on Dark Web

  • US Supreme Court undervalues personal data privacy

  • Differential privacy algorithm upheld in court

  • Germany to remove government pages from Facebook by end of year

  • EU approves UK data rules, for now

  • Consumers want customized shopping experiences

  • IT budgets are increasing, but not meeting demands

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • EU completes legislative work on "vaccine passports"

  • Can an algorithm be illegal?

  • The value of data collaboration in healthcare

  • American Heart Association partners with Hitachi on new data platform

  • LinkedIn asks US Supreme Court to rule on data scraping

  • Contractor Exposed the Movements of People Wearing Ankle GPS Bracelets

  • Privacy group calls for Europe to back browser-level cookie controls

  • Perpetrator sentenced in Alibaba data breach

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • Is Apple turning data privacy into a strategic advantage?

  • The need for a federal data privacy committee.

  • Regulations are driving a new data privacy market

  • Data privacy market set to double by 2025

  • Amazon facing record GDPR fine

  • How are social media companies handling children's data?

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • Biden bans investment in Chinese surveillance tech 

  • Cybercrimes take advantage of rapid digital transformation 

  • Ransomware attacks up the ante on data privacy compliance 

  • Colorado data privacy bill passes state Senate 

  • The more states decide data privacy laws, the more corporations win out 

  • New York City enacts Tenant Data Privacy Act 

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!

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In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host and self-confessed ‘data protection contrarian’ Carey Lening takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks. 

This month’s topics: 

  • The many privacy challenges posed by Vaccine Passports
  • The predicted impact of Apple’s ATT initiative
  • The implications of Facebook’s most recent data breach

This month’s special guests:

  • Dan Demers (President, Data Collaboration Alliance)
  • Sarah Clarke (Owner, Infospectives Limited)
  • Jeff Jockisch (CEO, PrivacyPlan)

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In this episode: 

  • Canada's Proposed Privacy Bill Sure to Disappoint 

  • China Getting Serious About Personal Data Privacy? 

  • DuckDuckGo and Others Reject FLoC 

  • New Google Privacy Controls 

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children Team Up with Georgia Institute of Technology 

  • Report Companies That Use Dark Patterns 

  • Recording Your Conversations isn't the Worst Part of Clubhouse 

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!  

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In this episode: 

  • Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data 

  • Democrats urge Facebook to reverse WhatsApp privacy update 

  • China could soon have stronger privacy laws than the U.S. 

  • Microsoft to store European cloud data in EU 

  • Florida consumer data privacy bill in limbo - Consumer privacy concerns 

  • Is your robot vac spying on you? 

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!  

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In this episode:

  • Google's new privacy plan off to a rough start

  • FLoC lacks support

  • Germany files antitrust complaint against Apple

  • G7 signs join data declaration

  • GDPR for AI

  • Is the FBI deleting your files?

  • Amazon pressured Ecobee to collect user data

  • Plus, this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • TikTok sued for billions over use of children's data 

  • Apple's new privacy features draw antitrust complaint in Germany

- Every digital camera leaves a fingerprint 

  • It may be time to try a "Privacy Browser" 

  • Who's watching your Ring doorbell? 

  • Plus this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • App Tracking Transparency has (almost) arrived

  • 17 different vaccine passports... and counting

  • What's happening to all that vaccine registration data

  • What Brexit means for UK's data privacy protections

  • International coalition opposes planned "Instagram for Kids"

  • WhatsApp's new privacy policy might be illegal

  • Plus this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode: 

  • Facebook disregarding data leak? 

  • A guide to responsible contact tracing 

  • Canada's proposed data privacy law

  • Changing privacy policies without consent 

  • Plus: this week's Drop Shots

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In this episode:

  • EU vaccine passport data framework  

  • Calling for ban on facial recognition 

  • "Cybervetting" privacy risks 

  • Watching employees WFH? 

  • Plus this week's drop shots

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In this episode:

  • Facebook blocking ad watchdogs 

  • Advertisers fight Florida privacy bill 

  • New CPPA members 

  • Utah social media anti-censorship bill 

  • Plus: this week's Drop Shots

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In this episode:

  • Instagram for kids under 13 years 

  • Facebook backing down from Apple? 

  • US DoJ investigating Google 

  • Oklahoma privacy bill heads to Senate 

  • Plus: this week's Drop Shots

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In this episode:

  • Proposed US national data privacy bill 

  • Restoring US-EU relationships through data privacy 

  • US professors gain access to student browsing data 

  • Thousands of healthcare records leaked in the Netherlands 

  • Plus: this week's Drop Shots!

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In this episode:

  • France's big fines for cookie walls 

  • Google replacing its' tracking 

  • Amazon never forgets? 

  • Apple's new privacy protection feature 

  • Plus this week's data fails

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  • Need for data privacy lessons? 

  • Harsher GDPR penalties 

  • Businesses resisting CCPA 

    • more!  

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In this episode:

  • Clubhouse user data accessible in China

  • Spotify listening to listeners?

  • Facebook lifts news content ban in Australia

  • More US states advancing Data Privacy

  • Plus: this week's Data Privacy zingers

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In this episode:

  • US congressional Democrats' proposed data privacy bill 

  • Tesla's trade secrets stolen by their own engineer 

  • Trump-appointed US Census Bureau director resigns 

  • Baltimore police department's secret spy plane program

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  • Apple's new app-tracking tool

  • EU re-opens investigations on Big Tech

  • DuckDuckGo reaches search query milestone

  • Some teens have never known a world without data sharing

  • Grindr receives major fine for selling users' information

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  • Canada's Zero-Copy Integration Standard with CIO Strategy Council 

  • UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee struggles with COVID data 

  • New Consumer Privacy report from EY 

  • US Vaccine Passports: Microsoft and Mayo Clinic

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In this episode:

  • New Biden appointment on data privacy

  • New US privacy laws in Oklahoma and Washington

  • Result from global consumer privacy survey

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In this Data Drop Extra episode, John Durland and Paul Banwatt, lawyers from Gilbert's LLP in Toronto, look at the development of data privacy frameworks and the rise of data-related rights in Canada. They explore some under-considered privacy risks that result when businesses integrate third-party services into their digital ecosystems. 

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In this episode:  

  • WhatsApp privacy debacle 

  • Singapore police want access to TraceTogether contact tracing app data 

  • Study shows US citizen access to healthcare clinic data improving  

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