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Tinder’s handling of user data is now under GDPR probe in Europe
Dating app Tinder is the latest tech service to find itself under formal investigation in Europe over how it handles…
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Google’s location tracking finally under formal probe in Europe
Google’s lead data regulator in Europe has finally opened a formal investigation into the tech giant’s processing of location data…
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UK Council websites are letting citizens be profiled for ads, study shows
On the same day that a data ethics advisor to the UK government has urged action to regulate online targeting a…
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Customer feedback is a development opportunity
Kyle Lomeli Contributor Kyle Lomeli is the CTO and a founding engineer at CarGurus.com. Online commerce accounted for nearly $518…
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An adult sexting site exposed thousands of models’ passports and driver’s licenses
A popular sexting website has exposed thousands of photo IDs belonging to models and sex workers who earn commissions from…
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London’s Met Police switches on live facial recognition, flying in face of human rights concerns
While EU lawmakers are mulling a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition to safeguard individuals’ rights, as part…
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Adtech told to keep calm and fix its ‘lawfulness’ problem
Six months after warning that the real-time bidding (RTB) component of programmatic online advertising is wildly out of control —…
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Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed medical images
Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed thousands of medical imaging files, such as X-rays, MRI scans and ultrasounds. The Los Angeles-based healthcare…
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