Beijing Internet Court Seeks to Tame Rise in Personal Data Disputes
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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Beijing Internet Court Seeks to Tame Rise in Personal Data Disputes

China Daily  

China's Beijing Internet Court sees a surge in personal data protection cases, with a significant portion involving AI technology. The court has handled 113 cases since October last year, with more than 84 percent involving internet companies. Most plaintiffs pursued legal action after discovering their personal information had been collected, shared or leaked by internet platforms without their consent.

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Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data
1 month, 1 week ago

Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data

China Daily  

China's top cyber regulator said on Wednesday that a total of 82 apps have recently been ordered to be taken down or rectified for illegally collecting and using personal information. In a news release, the Cyberspace Administration of China said that upon investigation, four apps were found to not publicly disclosing their rules for collecting and using personal information and …

Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data
1 month, 1 week ago

Regulator takes action against apps for illegally collecting, using personal data

China Daily  

China's top cyber regulator said on Wednesday that a total of 82 apps have recently been ordered to be taken down or rectified for illegally collecting and using personal information. In a news release, the Cyberspace Administration of China said that upon investigation, four apps were found to not publicly disclosing their rules for collecting and using personal information and …

LinkedIn sued for revealing users' personal information to companies to train AI models
Trending News
2 months ago

LinkedIn sued for revealing users' personal information to companies to train AI models

Firstpost  

The lawsuit was filed in San Jose, California, and accuses LinkedIn of secretly updating its privacy policy to allow the use of user data, including personal messages, to train AI models LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, is facing a lawsuit from its Premium users who claim the platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without consent …

Beijing Internet Court Seeks to Tame the Rise of Personal Data Disputes
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Beijing Internet Court Seeks to Tame the Rise of Personal Data Disputes

China Daily  

China's Beijing Internet Court sees a surge in personal data protection cases, with a significant portion involving AI technology. The court has handled 113 cases since October last year, with more than 84 percent involving internet companies. Most plaintiffs pursued legal action after discovering their personal information had been collected, shared or leaked by internet platforms without their consent.

Historic data breach of nearly 3 BILLION people including American's social security numbers leaks to the dark web - here's what to do if you were exposed
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Historic data breach of nearly 3 BILLION people including American's social security numbers leaks to the dark web - here's what to do if you were exposed

Daily Mail  

One of the worst data breaches in history has left private details of an estimated 2.9 billion people, including Americans' social security numbers, out on the dark web. A contender for worst data breach in history has left private details of an estimated 2.9 billion people, including Americans' social security numbers, on the dark web. which exposed the data of …

Opinion: The misuse of personal data is everywhere. Here’s one measure that fights back
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: The misuse of personal data is everywhere. Here’s one measure that fights back

LA Times  

Data brokers collect and sell people’s personal data, which they harvest from many online sources, including social media. To address this problem, Senate Bill 362, the Delete Act, would create a one-step mechanism for consumers to get every data broker to delete their personal information. In addition, the internet giants behave like data brokers in the way they transfer personal …

Today’s Cache | India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI; Google hit with copyright lawsuit; Microsoft unbundles Teams to avert fines
1 year, 6 months ago

Today’s Cache | India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI; Google hit with copyright lawsuit; Microsoft unbundles Teams to avert fines

The Hindu  

India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI Activists have long warned of dilution of the Right to information and with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, of 2023, the qualified prohibitions to certain right to information to be kept secret have turned into total prohibitions. The lawsuit, alleging copyright violations, was filed by the Danish Media Association a year after …

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data
2 years ago

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data

ABC  

A personality quiz on Facebook, which led to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach, will take centre stage in the High Court of Australia as the social media company's owner, Meta, battles it out with the national privacy commissioner. Key points: The Facebook quiz behind the Cambridge Analytica data breach is the subject of a High Court case Facebook, now …

China passes tough new online privacy law
3 years, 7 months ago

China passes tough new online privacy law

The Hindu  

August 20, 2021 09:43 am | Updated August 23, 2021 11:49 am IST - Beijing China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data on August 20, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams, leaks and concerns about tech giants abusing clients’ personal information. Under the new rules passed by China’s top …

China's internet watchdog issues notices to 129 mobile apps for illegally collecting personal info
3 years, 9 months ago

China's internet watchdog issues notices to 129 mobile apps for illegally collecting personal info

The Hindu  

China's internet watchdog has issued notices to the operators of 129 smartphone applications, including several news apps, for illegally collecting or using consumers' personal information. Popular news aggregation app Jinri Toutiao developed by TikTok owner ByteDance, alongside Tencent-operated Kuai Bao and Tencent News, Sogou News by New York listed Sogou, and Nasdaq-listed Qutoutiao, were among a group of news apps …

China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
3 years, 10 months ago

China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s internet watchdog said Friday it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China said that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing users’ personal information, according to a …

China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
3 years, 10 months ago

China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s internet watchdog said Friday …

Editorial: The TikTok ownership dance
4 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: The TikTok ownership dance

LA Times  

Worries about the TikTok app’s data collection could be eased if the Chinese-owned app was sold to Microsoft or another U.S. company. That may seem like sweet blessed relief to the network’s estimated 100 million active U.S. users and especially the entrepreneurs who have made a career out of TikTok videos. And it’s standard operating practice for social networks to …

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns
4 years, 8 months ago

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns

Associated Press  

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to small financial firms — to transfer data to the United States is invalid because the American government can snoop on people’s data. The ruling to invalidate Privacy Shield will likely complicate business for around 5,000 companies, and it could require …

Police extracting 'excessive amounts of personal data' from victims' phones, watchdog finds
4 years, 9 months ago

Police extracting 'excessive amounts of personal data' from victims' phones, watchdog finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police are taking “excessive amounts of personal data” from victims’ phones, a …

In land of big data, China sets individual privacy rights
4 years, 10 months ago

In land of big data, China sets individual privacy rights

The Hindu  

China is poised to enshrine individuals' rights to privacy and personal data for the first time, a symbolic first step as more of the country of 1.4 billion people becomes digitised - and more vulnerable to leaks and hacks. The push to shore up data privacy in China is widely seen as an effort to protect and legitimize the country's …

Adult live-streaming site CAM4 exposes millions of models' personal information
4 years, 10 months ago

Adult live-streaming site CAM4 exposes millions of models' personal information

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An unprotected database for the adult live-streaming website CAM4 has left millions of …

Documents show how Facebook harnessed user data
5 years, 4 months ago

Documents show how Facebook harnessed user data

The Hindu  

Leaked documents from a civil suit against Facebook show how the social network aimed to employ user data as a tool for bargaining and to manipulate competitors, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Some 7,000 pages of documents reveal how Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his team harnessed users’ personal information to reward partners by giving them preferential data, while depriving …

Facebook privacy lawsuit to proceed, court calls its views on privacy 'so wrong'
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook privacy lawsuit to proceed, court calls its views on privacy 'so wrong'

Firstpost  

Facebook argued that users suffered no “tangible” harm during the scandal. A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media company’s views on privacy “so wrong.” While dismissing some claims, US District Judge Vince Chhabria in …

Google under investigation in Australia for allegedly collecting data of Android users
6 years, 10 months ago

Google under investigation in Australia for allegedly collecting data of Android users

Firstpost  

“We are aware of the reports in the media and we have asked Google to advise whether they are accurate,” a spokesman for telecom company Telsta said. Responding to the latest privacy concerns surrounding Google, a spokesman for the US based search engine operator said the company has users’ permission to collect data. “We are exploring how much consumers know …

Chinese courts told to prioritize privacy protection in transparency drive
7 years, 1 month ago

Chinese courts told to prioritize privacy protection in transparency drive

China Daily  

Chinese courts have been ordered to fully protect litigants' personal information and boost efforts to analyze legal data while improving transparency, according to the Supreme People's Court. "We clearly see there is still room for more transparency, despite the fact we've seen major progress in achieving openness in recent years," Li Liang, a senior official with the top court, said …

Penalty tougher on informational leaks
7 years, 9 months ago

Penalty tougher on informational leaks

China Daily  

A JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the management of people's personal information comes into effect on Thursday. Although many have become cautious while offering their personal information including ID and cellphone numbers to strangers, there is no guarantee that they are immune to information leaks. In recent years, infringements on …

Boost set for privacy on internet
7 years, 9 months ago

Boost set for privacy on internet

China Daily  

Starting on Thursday, sale of users' personal information to be banned A fundamental new cybersecurity law, which will take effect on Thursday and is intended to safeguard sovereignty in cyberspace, national security and the rights of citizens, bans online service providers from inappropriately collecting and selling users' personal information. China has more than 730 million internet users－more than the population …

Judicial officials clarify law to fight info theft, fraud
7 years, 10 months ago

Judicial officials clarify law to fight info theft, fraud

China Daily  

Individuals who earned 5,000 yuan or more by illegally selling others' personal information will face up to three years behind bars, according to a judicial interpretation jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate on Tuesday. The interpretation will not only increase protection for personal data, but also fight fraud from the start," Li Ruiyi, deputy chief …

Beijing court sees surge in unfair competition cases
7 years, 10 months ago

Beijing court sees surge in unfair competition cases

China Daily  

Disputes involving unfair competition on the internet have risen sharply, creating new challenges for judges, a Beijing court said on Monday. "The rise in IP disputes are caused by unfair competition — last year we accepted 259 related cases," said Cao Liping, a judge with the court's No 5 civil tribunal. "We found the defendant had put the plaintiff's information …

Experts call to keep data safe
9 years, 3 months ago

Experts call to keep data safe

China Daily  

More detailed regulations for an online real-name system are required to help protect users' privacy. Legislation will be essential to safeguarding users' private information on the Internet, as China is promoting a nationwide online real-name system, experts said. Requiring users to register online accounts with their real names can help stem rumors, violence and other cyber crimes, but a more …

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