Danish DPA issues cookie wall guidance
Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, published guidance on cookie wall deployment in the wake of two relevant decisions.
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Study alleges Google 'nutrition labels' lack full transparency
TechCrunch reports a study conducted by Mozilla claims Google's privacy "nutrition labels" for mobile apps don't include all data collection practices by certain apps. The research from Mozilla's "Privacy not included" series alleges top apps on Google Play, including TikTok and Twitter, share user data with various third parties but do not disclose the practices in their labels.
European Commission bans TikTok on corporate devices; US lawmakers renew calls for a ban
- The European Commission banned TikTok on corporate devices citing data protection concerns, Euractiv reports. An email to EU officials also asked employees to uninstall TikTok from personal devices using corporate applications "to protect the Commission's data and increase its cybersecurity." A TikTok spokesperson said the action is "misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions."
Privacy proposals make headway in US state legislatures
Politico reports privacy advocates are urging state-level privacy proposals that closely align with the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which died in Congress last year. State Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Ind., said the ADPPA's failure "put us in a position of needing to do something." A total of 16 states have proposed their own data privacy bills so far this year.
CPPA to hold board meeting March 3
The California Privacy Protection Agency announced its board will next meet March 3. The agenda features the first updates from CPPA Executive Director Ashkan Soltani since the agency filed the first set of draft California Privacy Rights Act regulations with the California Office of Administrative Law. Soltani is slated to address the CPPA's annual budget and agency priorities for the coming months.
India's proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to cover minors under 18
The Economic Times reports India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology defined a child as someone under 18 years old in the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. An official said the government will be allowed to revisit the definition after a year with an eye toward moving coverage to minors under 16.
Zimbabwe embarks on first stage of building cyber city outside capital
Zimbabwe began building a “cyber city” outside of its capital, Harare, Business Day reports. Named Zim Cyber City, the first ZWD500 million stage of development recently started with investment by Dubai-based Mulk International. Mulk estimated the entire project may require upward of a ZWD60 billion investment.
TikTok to open two new data centers in Europe
Reuters reports TikTok will expand its European data storage by opening two more data centers. TikTok General Manager for Operations in Europe Rich Waterworth said the platform is also "in talks to establish a third data centre in Europe to further complement our planned operations in Ireland." He said migration of user data will begin this year and continue into 2024.Full Story
Investigation by Netherlands' DPA prompts changes to Tesla security cameras
The Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, said it will not fine Tesla over potential violations related to their cars' built-in security cameras. The AP said Tesla changed the Sentry Mode feature to record only when enabled by the user and reduced image storage time. It also noted its investigation determined vehicle owners, not Tesla, are legally responsible for images recorded by their vehicles.
Video game company allegedly fails to notify employees of data breach
Employees of video game maker Activision had their personal data breached in a phishing attack in December 2022, but the company reportedly did not notify them until recently, TechCrunch reports. The data breach was unknown to employees until researchers with cybersecurity group vx-underground posted screenshots of stolen data and the hacker’s message on Activision’s company Slack channel.