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UK wants to replace cookie pop-ups with browser-based opt-outs

June 17, 2022 Natasha Lomas 224 Viewsartificial intelligence, data processing, data protection, data protection law, data reform bill, do not track, european union, General Data Protection Regulation, John Edwards, machine learning, Nadine Dorries, Online Safety Bill, online tracking, privacy, UK government, United Kingdom 11 min read

The U.K. government has published its final response to a data ‘reform’ consultation it kicked off last year, laying out how it intends to diverge from EU-based data protection rules. At first pass, it looks like it has stepped away from some of the more extreme ‘reforms’ it had been tossing around — such as […]

Selfie scraping Clearview AI hit with another €20M ban order in Europe

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UK fines Clearview just under $10M for privacy breaches

May 23, 2022 Natasha Lomas 266 Viewsamerican civil liberties union, artificial intelligence, clearview ai, data protection, digital rights, facial recognition, facial recognition software, human rights, illinois, information commissioner's office, John Edwards, law enforcement, privacy, United Kingdom, United States 6 min read

The U.K.’s data protection watchdog has confirmed a penalty for the controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI — announcing a fine of just over £7.5 million today for a string of breaches of local privacy laws. The watchdog has also issued an enforcement notice, ordering Clearview to stop obtaining and using the personal data of […]