Privacy Roundup #0213 • April 2024
April 2024 brought record health breaches, a near 200 million dollar location data fine, a fresh two year expansion of mass surveillance and a wave of new American privacy statutes.
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Privacy in the digital world covers how personal data is collected, stored, and used. Posts in this category discuss ways to protect your information online, privacy tools, and related concerns. As more of life moves online, understanding privacy becomes more important.
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Privacy Roundup #0212 • March 2024
March 2024 brought big breaches at AT&T and Fujitsu, fresh sanctions against spyware makers, and courts and lawmakers pushing back on surveillance and Big Tech.
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Privacy Roundup #0211 • February 2024
February 2024 was dominated by the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a wave of breach disclosures, fresh fines for data brokers and antivirus firms, and landmark wins for encryption and location privacy.
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Privacy Roundup #0210 • January 2024
January 2024 opened the year with a wave of breaches, two landmark location data bans, and the first regulatory and surveillance fights over artificial intelligence.
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Privacy Roundup #0209 • December 2023
December 2023 closed the year with mass breaches, landmark surveillance disclosures and a wave of regulators and courts finally squeezing Big Tech.
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Privacy Roundup #0208 • November 2023
November 2023 brought a wave of mass breach disclosures, fresh regulatory action on surveillance and tracking, and renewed fights over encryption and government data buying.
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Privacy Roundup #0207 • October 2023
October 2023 was dominated by the 23andMe genetic data theft and the Okta support breach, alongside landmark moves on data brokers, encryption and Big Tech accountability.
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Privacy Roundup #0206 • September 2023
September 2023 paired Europe's largest children's data fine with Britain's encryption-busting Online Safety Act, while social-engineering crews ransacked casinos and spyware chased an Egyptian opposition candidate.
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Privacy Roundup #0205 • August 2023
August 2023 was defined by long delayed breach disclosures, a wave of insider and supply chain failures, and fresh fights over surveillance, encryption and the legal basis for tracking.
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Privacy Roundup #0204 • July 2023
July 2023 paired a fresh transatlantic data deal with a wave of MOVEit breach disclosures, surveillance revelations and Big Tech privacy fights.
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Privacy Roundup #0203 • June 2023
June 2023 was dominated by the MOVEit mass hack, with regulators in the United States and Europe handing down fines over children's data, adtech tracking and warrantless surveillance.
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Privacy Roundup #0202 • May 2023
May 2023 brought record European fines, a wave of mass breaches and fresh fights over surveillance, encryption and artificial intelligence.
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Privacy Roundup #0201 • April 2023
April 2023 paired heavy regulatory pressure on Big Tech and AI with a steady run of breach disclosures and fresh proof of commercial spyware and corporate surveillance.
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Privacy Roundup #0200 • March 2023
March 2023 brought a wave of regulatory action on health data and spyware, record-breaking breaches in healthcare and finance, and a hardening political fight over TikTok, encryption and artificial intelligence.
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Privacy Roundup #0199 • February 2023
February 2023 paired aggressive enforcement, from the first FTC health breach penalty to a landmark Illinois biometrics ruling, with a steady drumbeat of breaches, ransomware and surveillance disputes.
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Privacy Roundup #0198 • January 2023
January 2023 opened the year with record European fines against Meta, a run of credential and API breaches, and ransomware crews crippling postal and gaming firms.
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Privacy Roundup #0197 • December 2022
December 2022 closed the year with record fines against Meta and Epic Games, fresh breaches at LastPass and TikTok, and a landmark shift towards encryption as Apple finally embraced it and abandoned its photo scanning.
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Privacy Roundup #0196 • November 2022
November 2022 brought record regulator action against Big Tech, a run of mass scraping and ransomware breaches, and fresh fights over surveillance and encryption.
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Privacy Roundup #0195 • October 2022
October 2022 was dominated by sprawling data breaches, a wave of Australian hacks and regulators reaching for record fines against tracking, scraping and lax security.
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Privacy Roundup #0194 • September 2022
September 2022 paired a wave of high profile breaches with landmark regulation, as Optus, Uber and Rockstar were ransacked while Instagram drew a record fine and California moved to shield children online.
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Privacy Roundup #0193 • August 2022
August 2022 was dominated by the Oktapus phishing spree that toppled Twilio and dozens of firms, alongside fresh scrutiny of data brokers, police location buying and Big Tech tracking.
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Privacy Roundup #0192 • July 2022
The fall of Roe drove July's privacy agenda, as location data, period apps and police access collided with fresh breaches, spyware revelations and a record breach settlement.
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Privacy Roundup #0191 • June 2022
The fall of Roe drove the month's privacy news, as researchers, lawmakers and companies scrambled over location data, health tracking and surveillance spyware.
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Privacy Roundup #0190 • May 2022
May 2022 brought heavy regulatory weight, with a record Twitter fine, a Clearview facial recognition penalty and a new state privacy law, alongside spyware fallout, abortion clinic tracking and a wave of breaches.
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Privacy Roundup #0189 • April 2022
Mercenary spyware against Catalans, a wave of token and source code thefts, and fresh privacy laws in Connecticut, India and the EU defined the month.
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