Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2025

The name for this method is surveillance pricing, and the FTC has just released initial findings of a report looking into that practice. In July 2024, the FTC requested information from eight companies offering surveillance pricing products and services that incorporate data about consumers characteristics and behavior.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This week civil liberties groups in Europe won the right to challenge the UK’s bulk surveillance activities in the The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Related: Snowden on unrestrained surveillance. Ubiquitous surveillance. It’s a healthy thing that a captain of industry can see this. Advanced use cases.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wednesday’s enforcement action represents a much firmer stance from the FTC compared to the settlement it reached in 2019 , when the government agency refrained from even using the term “stalkerware” and it focused more on lacking cybersecurity protections within the apps it investigated, not on the privacy invasions that were allowed.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The goal of the Parliament is to facilitate the development of AI technologies by implementing a single European market for AI and removing barriers to the deployment of AI, including through the principle of mutual recognition with regards to the cross-border use of smart products.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. While the US government is largely absent in this area of consumer protection, the state of California has recently stepped in and started regulating the Internet of Things, or "IoT" devices sold in the state­and the effects will soon be felt worldwide.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In a recent blog, privacy company Proton explained how Google is spending millions lobbying and actively fighting against privacy laws that would protect you from online surveillance. Google happily bragged about stalling the ePrivacy Regulation , which would crack down on tracking cookies.

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Responsible Cyber

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Research shows that only 19 out of 60 countries have detailed regulations that cover taxation, AML/CFT, consumer protection, and licensing [1]. The European Union has introduced Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA). Modern solutions process over 100 billion data points that cover 99% of the crypto market [12].

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