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Top News: Accenture hit by ransomware, Google blocks targeted ads for under-18s
Google blocks targeted ads for under-18s Google restricts targeted advertising based on the age, gender, or interests of anyone under 18....

Aug 6, 20212 min read
Top News: Amazon's fine, Twitter's bounty, and More
Amazon hit by $888m EU privacy fine Amazon faces the biggest ever European Union privacy fine of 746 million-euro ($888 million) after a...

Jul 30, 20212 min read
Top News: Google Play’s safety section, Facebook to limit ads for teenagers, and more
Google shares additional details for Google Play’s safety section Google announced its plans to introduce a new “safety section” on...

Jul 23, 20212 min read
Top News: Saudi Aramco faces $50m ransom demand, US' new breach reporting bill, and more
Saudi Aramco faces $50m ransom demand after data leak Saudi Aramco suffered a data leak from one of its contractors, who received a...

Jul 16, 20212 min read
Top News: Ohio introduces Privacy Act, WhatsApp faces EU complaints, and more
Ohio introduces new privacy act State representatives introduced the Ohio Personal Privacy Act that would establish data rights for...

Jul 10, 20211 min read
Top News: Kaseya ransomware attack, NYC’s biometric law goes into effect, and more
Google faces antitrust lawsuit over Play Store fees A group of attorneys general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google alleging...

Jul 2, 20212 min read
Top News: Microsoft support tools breached, Maine bans public use of facial recognition, and more
SolarWinds hackers breached Microsoft’s support tools Microsoft has shared details about a series of attacks by threat actor Nobelium...

Jun 25, 20212 min read
Top News: McDonald's sued under BIPA, Google delays Privacy Sandbox, and more
McDonald's being sued under BIPA McDonald's is being sued by an Illinois customer for recording their biometric data without consent at...

Jun 18, 20212 min read
Top News: Electronic Arts (EA) Source Code Stolen, Google to Face Shareholder Lawsuit, and more
Tim Cook criticizes EU’s proposed Digital Markets Act Apple CEO Tim Cook took a dig at EU’s proposed Digital Markets Act that would force...

Jun 11, 20212 min read
Top News: Colorado passes privacy law, Fastly Causes Mass Internet Outage, and more
Colorado passes privacy law The Colorado House passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) on June 7, 2021. The CPA is based on Virginia’s...