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- Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up
- Podcast: Liberty. Equality. Data.
- Monetising Personal Data in Dragons’ Den
Newsletter from 30 April 2021
[Simple] Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up
A new feature is being introduced to iPhones and iPads this week which is causing a huge rift between Apple and Facebook: It will allow device users to say no to having their data collected by apps. #apple #apps #facebook #privacy
[Intermediate] Podcast: Liberty. Equality. Data.
Leveling Playing Field between Humans and Algorithms: a conversation with Peter Cotton, Ph.D. (Stanford), who spent his 20+ years career leading AI and ML initiatives at major US banks. #ai #future #privacy
[Simple] Monetising Personal Data in Dragons’ Den (Video: 9:56m)
[Simple] LinkedIn Unleashes LXP
Most people think of LinkedIn as a company that offers job search, recruiting, professional networking, and marketing tools for business. Well, based on today’s announcement, the company is now much more. LinkedIn is seriously in the HR technology business and well beyond ‘just recruiting’, unleashing its Learning Experience Platform (LXP), skills taxonomy, and an important internal reorganization. #learn #linkedin
[Advanced] Webinar: Reopen society using physical COVID-19 contact tracing tokens (Video: 1:14h)
Recording from a webinar on April 28 with contact tracing experts, customers, policy makers and entrepreneurs that discussed how physical COVID-19 contact tracing tokens can be used in targeted use cases to quickly react to local outbreaks. #coronavirus
[Intermediate] Irish DPC “handles” 99,93% of GDPR complaints, without decision?
The Irish DPC (Data Protection Commissioner) acknowledges in Irish Parliament hearing it “handles” GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law.
The long-standing miracle of “self-resolving” GDPR complaints was then lifted by Helen Dixon: The DPC simply interprets the word “handle” to mean that the DPC can also simply dispose of complaints on the fundamental right to privacy. She openly argued “In fact, there is no obligation on the DPC under the 2018 Act to produce a decision in the case of any complaint.”
[Simple] Clubhouse: The $4 Billion App That Doesn’t Value Privacy, Security or Accessibility
Editors note: we are starting this week to hold Weekly Digest meetings on Clubhouse – please write us (weekly-digest@ownyourdata.eu) with your suggestions for an alternative platform!
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As many of you know, finding out if you should trust your data with different services requires a lot of digging and it’s a huge hassle. That’s why a few months ago I decided to start developing Panther, a service that tells you who to trust with your data instantly. #privacy
