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Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the Fortnite creator violated online privacy laws for children and tricked users into making unintended purchases in the video game. To that end, the company will pay a record $275 million monetary penalty for breaching the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting the personal information of Fortnite players under the age of 13 without seeking permission from their parents.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, will pay $520 million to settle allegations of violating children's privacy laws and using dark patterns to trick...
The report reveals that 60% of the data leaders surveyed are unable to use more than 40% of their data due to privacy concerns. "Businesses are facing a tremendous challenge: they need timely access to data to gain accurate insights and drive competitive data initiatives. But they also need to ensure their data remains safe and compliant," said Steve Totman, Chief Strategy Officer at Privitar.
For today's businesses data privacy is already a big headache, and with modern privacy laws expanding to more of the world's population, regulatory compliance is on track to become a more...
All "Private search ads" shown by Brave Search throughout this beta test will be clearly marked according to the company and will not be linked to their identity. "By design, Brave Search ads are anonymous, clearly marked, and follow Brave's commitment to putting users first, and to ethical and transparent advertising practices," Brave said.
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Internet behemoth Google on Tuesday said it plans to roll out Privacy Sandbox for Android in beta to mobile devices running Android 13 starting early next year. "The Privacy Sandbox Beta will be available for ad tech and app developers who wish to test the ads-related APIs as part of their solutions," the company said.
In this Help Net Security video, Dana Morris, SVP Product and Engineering at Virtru, talks about privacy-preserving cryptography. He provides an introduction to data encryption techniques, the key exchange problem, discusses the need for crypto-agility, and much more.