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UK’s CMA accepts Google’s post-cookie pledges, will ‘closely monitor’ Privacy Sandbox plan
The UK’s competition authority has accepted commitments from Google over how it develops the post-cookie future of interest-based ad targeting online under its self-styled “Privacy Sandbox” proposal. In an announcement today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is
Changing how we approach data privacy to unlock economic opportunities
Vivek Narayanadas Contributor Vivek Narayanadas serves as General Counsel for MetaMap, which helps online services become borderless through user-centric, privacy-forward trust and safety workflows. From securing a loan to renting a car to getting a job, our lives increasingly depend
On Meta’s ‘regulatory headwinds’ and adtech’s privacy reckoning
What does Meta/Facebook’s favorite new phrase to bandy around in awkward earnings calls — as it warns of “regulatory headwinds” cutting into its future growth — actually mean when you unpack it? It’s starting to look like this breezy wording
Where to Change Quest 2 Privacy Settings and See What VR Data Meta Collects
In late 2020 Meta began requiring the use of Facebook accounts for all new users of its Oculus headsets, the culmination of a trend of deeper integration between Oculus products and Facebook services. Though the company has said it
Browser settings to change ASAP in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and more to protect your privacy
James Martin/CNET Privacy is now a priority among browser-makers, but they may not go as far as you want in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers on the web. Here’s how you can crank up your privacy settings to outsmart that
Figuring out your client in the age of details privacy – TechCrunch
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Biden’s FTC pick is a privacy champion who wants limits on facial recognition
Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino President Joe Biden will reportedly nominate Georgetown law professor and privacy researcher Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission. Bedoya is the founding director of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology, where he has focused heavily
ProtonMail removed “we do not keep any IP logs” from its privacy policy
Enlarge / ProtonMail offers end-to-end encryption and a stated focus on privacy for its email service—which offers a user interface quite similar to those of more mainstream services such as Gmail. This weekend, news broke that security/privacy-focused anonymous email service ProtonMail
GoDaddy boots Texas abortion “whistleblower” site for violating privacy rule
Enlarge / The Texas state capitol. Getty Images | Bo Zaunders The Texas Right to Life group will have to find a new hosting provider for its website that encourages people to report violations of the state’s restrictive new anti-abortion