• Pinterest faces EU privacy complaint over tracking ads (Pinterest faces EU privacy complaint over tracking ads | TechCrunch): The visual discovery engine’s use of tracking ads is the target of the latest complaint from European privacy rights nonprofit noyb, which accuses it of breaching the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by failing to obtain consent from users to being tracked and profiled for advertising.
• UK revives plan to reform data protection rules with an eye on boosting the economy (UK revives plan to reform data protection rules with an eye on boosting the economy | TechCrunch): A new data bill from the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) aims to revive several measures that failed to pass under the prior government, while rowing back on some controversial post-Brexit reforms proposed by conservative ministers.
• LinkedIn fined $335 million in EU for tracking ads privacy breaches (LinkedIn fined $335 million in EU for tracking ads privacy breaches | TechCrunch): Bad news for LinkedIn in Europe, where the Microsoft-owned social network has been reprimanded and fined €310 million for privacy violations related to its tracking ads business.
• Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online (Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online | WIRED): The 115,000-plus files related to UN Women included detailed financial disclosures from organizations around the world— and personal details and testimonials from vulnerable individuals.
• Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics (Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics): Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual people can all be monitored without a warrant.