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US climate rights watchdog Climate Rights International said in a report on Monday that the Kingfisher oil project along Lake Albert, Uganda fuels widespread human rights violations of the local population. The report stated that in addition to environmental damage that threatens their livelihoods, locals are subjected to forced evictions and disappearances, labor rights violations and…
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Hungary missed on Tuesday the first deadline to pay a €200 million European Court of Justice (ECJ) fine from Commission v. Hungary in 2020. The fine was levied by the ECJ over Hungary’s failure to comply with EU asylum regulations.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires security camera vendor Verkada to create a comprehensive information security program as part of a settlement after multiple security failures enabled hackers to access live video feeds from internet-connected cameras.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it will fine the security camera company Verkada $2.95 million over allegations that the firm’s poor security practices led to a hacker breaking into customers’ devices as well as accessing personal data.
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation, rampant human rights abuses and ongoing political dysfunction in Balochistan on Friday. The commission highlighted a continued pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, citing an alarming lack of government action in holding the perpetrators accountable.
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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a massive fine of 290 million euros on ride-hailing giant Uber, after it was found lacking adequate safeguards for the transfer of personal data of European taxi drivers to the United State, marking the third time the Dutch DPA has taken action against Uber.
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The US government has filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and its affiliate Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) for alleged cybersecurity violations.
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The European Parliament is under fire following a massive data breach affecting over 8,000 current and former employees. The European Parliament data breach, which occurred in the Parliament’s recruitment platform, “PEOPLE,” has prompted noyb, a privacy advocacy organization, to file two complaints with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) certified a class action lawsuit on Tuesday involving the Canadian federal government and the detention of 8,360 immigration detainees in 87 provincial prisons across Canada.
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The U.S. government sues TikTok for failing to safeguard the privacy of its young users – those under the age of 13.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has initiated a civil lawsuit against the popular app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Authorities accuse the developers of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
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CNN reports that the U.S. Department has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent firm ByteDance alleging violations of the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act after failing to prevent usage among youths younger than 13 and illegally gathering their personal information.
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The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a civil suit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on Friday, asserting that the Chinese-owned social media giant flagrantly violated children’s privacy laws.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app as the Biden administration continues its crackdown on the social media site. The government said TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection…
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In March 2019, TikTok agreed to a US federal court order barring the social media giant from collecting personal information from its youngest users without their parents’ consent. According to a new lawsuit filed by US authorities, TikTok immediately breached that order and now faces penalties of $51,744 per violation per day.
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Social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are facing civil charges of violating children’s privacy laws, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday.