The Data Drop

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In this episode:

- Over Half of Data Security Incidents Caused by Insiders

- New campaign in UK to rename cookies as 'data collectors' to highlight kids' privacy online

- Some Russian oligarchs are using U.K. data privacy law to sue

- Ukraine has started using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during war

- Ukraine war: Mobile networks being weaponised to target troops on both sides of conflict

- Post Office Cops Used Social Media Surveillance Program Illegally

- Amazon's Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant

- CCPA having a definite impact as Californians assert digital privacy rights

- Swiss privacy technology tackles rampant online intrusion

- Google Workspace's new security feature scrambles your data before it's uploaded

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this episode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been fined €17 million (~$18.6 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a string of historical data breaches

- Ireland Watchdog Sued for Years of 'Inaction' Over Complaints Regarding Google's Largest Data Breach Ever

- California Begins Slow Launch of Nation’s First Online Privacy Protection Agency

- Google Analytics To Stop Logging IP Addresses And Sunset Old Versions In Privacy Standards Overhaul

- TikTok Can Circumvent Apple and Google Privacy Protections and Access Full User Data, 2 Studies Say

- UK plans to abolish DPOs – and much more

-  A US surveillance program tracks nearly 200,000 immigrants. What happens to their data?

- Health chiefs scrap controversial plan which would have seen a SINGLE glass of wine in pregnancy noted on a baby's medical file

- Your personal data is exposed to hackers — alarming report reveals mobile apps are not protecting your info

- Major Study Finds Consumers Becoming Data 'Capitalists,' Willing To Trade Personal Info

- Report: Census Bureau should set timeframes for protecting respondents’ data privacy

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-march-2022

This month’s topics:

This month’s special guests:

David Kruger (Absio Corporation), Sameer Ahirrao (Ardent Privacy), and Jeff Jockisch(PrivacyPlan)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this episode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- Committee Pushes Ahead with Data Privacy Bill Following Biden State of the Union Remarks

- Privacy activists launch new offensive against non-compliant cookie banners

- German court rules: CEO to be held personally liable for data privacy violations

- EU, US close to replacing defunct Privacy Shield II

- Chelsea Manning and Data Privacy take centre stage at Geneva human rights film festival

- More privacy breaches in handling of military sexual misconduct settlement deal

- Kurbo and WW International Agree to $1.5 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws

- Activists pushed the IRS to drop facial recognition. They won, but they're not done yet

- Meta’s Graham Mudd To Depart Meta And Found His Own Privacy Startup

- Cisco publishes 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this episode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in May

- ‘Can’t ask people to agree to a data breach’: Belgian regulator rules cookie-consent pop ups are illegal

- Data protection becomes a fundamental right in Brazil

- Ontario pledges to become first province to protect workers from digital spying by bosses

- Over 100 million Samsung smartphones shipped with a fatal security flaw

- iOS 15.4 beta 4 adds anti-stalking alerts to AirTag and other Find My accessories

- Google, Meta push back against changes to Australian privacy laws

- Secureframe locks in $56M

- anecdotes, a compliance operating system platform, secures $25M Series A

- Trust Stamp Launches Privacy-First Identity Orchestration Platform

- Data Privacy Startup ID Ward Raises €1.1 Million To Launch Its Decentralised Advertising Technology

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-for-february-2022

This month’s topics:

This month’s special guests:

Kelly Finnerty (Startpage), Cat Coode (Binary Tattoo), and Priya Keshav (Meru Data)

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this episode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- Meta threatens to pull Instagram and Facebook in Europe over privacy laws

- IRS ends use of facial recognition after widespread privacy concerns

- Google and OpenMined differential privacy tool for Python developers processing data

- Massachusetts lawmakers advance state-level data privacy law

- FBI warns of LockBit 2.0 ransomware

- EU digital sovereignty project Gaia-X hands out ID tech contracts

- NEWS Grindr Is No Longer Available in China Due to Data Privacy Concerns

- Europe’s user consent system incompatible with EU privacy rules

- IBM’s new ML toolkit to help companies comply with GDPR

- Lyve Labs Israel to help start-ups with data security

- Privacy-focused applications platform Aleo raises $200M

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

In this month's Data Drop Panel, our host Debbie Reynolds takes a deeper dive into some of the most important, concerning, and downright fascinating data privacy and data protection items covered by the Data Drop News podcast in recent weeks.

Stream the discussion with full captions or visit our episode post to get the full transcript and all the links: https://www.datacollaboration.org/post/the-data-drop-panel-january-2021

This month’s topics:

This month’s special guests:

The Data Drop News is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit working to advance data ownership through pilot projects in sustainability, healthcare, education, and social inclusion, as well as free training in the data collaboration methodology. Visit datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this epsiode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- Facebook reveals how it really collects and uses your data with new Privacy Center

- Amazon Sued Over Biometric Covid Checks

- E.U. Parliament Told to Fix Illegal Export of COVID-19 Data to U.S.

- Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM

- Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

- Survey: Most Americans Mistrust Big Tech and Want Regulation

- Idea of national patient IDs revives privacy fight

- We hate it: This implantable microchip stores your COVID vaccine status

- Signal’s CEO steps down as questions about its privacy-first image loom large

- DeepIntent Receives Patent for Technology that Enables Marketers to Reach Precise Patient Populations in a HIPAA-Compliant, Privacy-Safe Manner

- AMD's new privacy app goes the extra mile to keep your screen safe

- Proofpoint Buys AI-Powered Data Protection Startup Dathena

- Ethereum Privacy Startup Aztec Raises $17M in Paradigm-Led Series A

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org

Visit our blog to get links to all the stories featured in this epsiode: https://www.datacollaboration.org/blog/categories/datadrop

In this episode:

- UK urged to review lobbying rules after former privacy chief joins law firm

- Irish Regulator Submits Draft Decision on Instagram’s Use of Children’s Data

- NIST Publishes Draft Security Criteria for Consumer Software

- ‘Family Safety’ App Selling Precise Location Data of Millions of Users

- Thousands of AT&T Subscribers Infected With Data-Pilfering Malware, Researchers Say

- UK Supreme Court Landmark Decision Limits Data Privacy Class Actions in the UK

- Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware

- Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace

- Identity verification startup Incode raises $220M

- iOS 15.2 lets you scan for Find My devices that may be tracking you

- You.com search challenges Google with a new look and private mode

- IoT anomaly detection startup Shield-IoT lands $7.4M

- Piiano Raises USD 9M Seed Round

The Data Drop is a production of the Data Collaboration Alliance, a nonprofit advancing meaningful data ownership and inclusive innovation through open research and free skills training. To learn more about our free partnerships, the Node Zero community, and our support of the Zero-Copy Integration standard, please visit: datacollaboration.org