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Austria deals blow to “Pay or Okay” consent model
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court confirmed that DerStandard’s “Pay or Okay” model breaches the GDPR. Users had to…
Hotel management platform Otelier leaks data of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt guests
Otelier, a platform used by hotel chains worldwide for managing reservations, transactions, and billing, has fallen victim to…
Psychotherapy data breach victims demand higher compensation
Victims of Finland’s largest psychotherapy data breach are seeking higher compensation. In 2020, a hacker stole sensitive information…
Patternz: Commercial Surveillance Tool Tracking Billions Via Advertisements
The commercial surveillance tool named Patternz, offered by ISA, utilizes advertisements across numerous apps to track billions of…
Insider Job Exposed: Tesla Data Breach Hits 75,000 Employees
Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, confirms that a data breach impacting over 75,000 employees was the result of…
Spotity facing €5 million Fine over not fulfulling Dsars
Spotify is facing a fine of approximately €5 million ($5.4M) in Sweden for breaching data access rights of…
Does security Ring a bell?
Amazon’s surveillance doorbell company Ring has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission which will require…
650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You
The Markup analyzed a database of 650,000 audience segments used by advertisers to target consumers based on specific…
Bank fined 300,000 euros for automatic rejection credit card application
A Berlin-based bank has been fined 300,000 euros by the Berlin data protection commissioner. The fine was imposed…
Android phone chip provider was secretly collecting user data
Security researchers discovered that a chip present in some Android phones manufactured by Qualcomm is collecting sensitive user…