Andreea Lisievici

The Privacy Explorer – Week 12

Welcome to the privacy news recap for week 12 of 2024!

In this edition:
✳ Google Fined €250M for Copyright Breaches and AI Misuse,
✳ New Era for Chinese Cross-Border Data Flows,
✳ You shouldn’t collect date of birth during checkout in your online store,
✳ You also shouldn’t require the creation of an account for purchasing,
✳ Italian telemarketing guidance,
✳Even public authorities get GDPR compliance wrong and are severely sanctioned (Norway)
✳First privacy lawsuit against a car manufacturer for unlawful data sharing

…and that’s barely scratching the surface!

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Can people really be in control of their data, and can consent ensure that?

  I recently wrote about the Black Mirror episode “Joan is Awful“📺, where the main character finds herself the protagonist of a broadcasted TV series🎥, for which she had allegedly given consent in the lengthy terms of service she signed. Perhaps the best articulation of why the prevalent approach of focusing on consent is problematic,

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