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California voters have backed an initiative expanding a data privacy law criticized by rights watchdogs as having worrying "Loopholes" for firms such as Google and Facebook. The California Consumer Privacy Act become law at the start of this year, the toughest of its kind in the US. Like the European Data Protection Regulation, applied in the European Union since May 2018, the California law guarantees rights regarding control of online data.
Two years ago, California became the first state to pass a sweeping digital privacy law seen as the strongest of its kind in the United States. If approved, Proposition 24 would update a 2018 law that gave Californians the right to know what information companies collect about them online, the right to get that data deleted and the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
Ensure apps can only access the photos and albums that you designate by using the new limited photos picker in iOS 14. iOS 14 introduced a substantial change to privacy controls around the access of photos and photo albums: Apple is allowing users to choose exactly which photos that apps can access instead of allowing them to be granted full access or no access to the photo library.
Brave Browser, the privacy-focused web browser, announced today that it grew in usage by over 130% in its first year of the release of its 'Stable' version. On November 13th, 2019, Brave Browser released its first Stable version after it had already accumulated 8.7 million monthly active users and 3 million daily active users during its Beta period.
Google insists it doesn't use reCAPTCHA data for personalized adverts, and says as much in the reCAPTCHA terms of service. Google's reCAPTCHA terms of service state that the service sends device and application data to the company.
Google insists it doesn't use reCAPTCHA data for personalized adverts, and says as much in the reCAPTCHA terms of service. Google's reCAPTCHA terms of service state that the service sends device and application data to the company.
On a mission to help consumers reclaim control of their online privacy, NortonLifeLock unveiled Privacy Monitor Assistant, a new white-glove service, to help consumers fight back against data brokers sharing your personal information. "Consumers are managing unprecedented privacy incursions, and unfortunately, once your information is online, it can be incredibly difficult to remove. With our privacy offerings, Norton Secure VPN, PC SafeCam, and now, Privacy Monitor Assistant, we continue to arm consumers with the tools they need to reclaim control of their online privacy and defend against identity theft."
SpyCloud launched SpyCloud VIP Guardian to extend the power of workplace fraud and account takeover prevention to the personal accounts of critical employees, board members and investors. While enterprises can monitor corporate accounts and credentials for breach exposure, personal accounts tend to fall outside of their protection.
For companies with data users in both the EU and the US, laws protecting users' privacy vary. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about EU-US data privacy.
For companies with data users in both the EU and the US, laws protecting users' privacy vary. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about EU-US data privacy.