After GDPR coming into force, it was assumed the big players – multinational companies were the first to receive sanctions. However, first action (filed in July and disclosed on September), the Enforcement Notice, was towards
From the 3rd of October, 2018, Privacy Policy becomes mandatory for apps in an Apple Store. Likewise, Google Play also requires preparing certain privacy-related disclosures to users, in accordance with the GDPR. Failure to adhere
The change to the App Store Review Guidelines specifies that developers must include the Privacy Policy link in the App Store Connect metadata field, as well as within the app. The Privacy Policy must confirm
An Austrian developer managed to get his entire data archive from Spotify. The man realized that company was tracking his every movement. It is normal for apps to collect some data to improve user experience,
GDPR came into full force on 25 May 2018. Right after that, Max Schrems filed the first cases under GDPR against Facebook and Google. The €3.9 billion lawsuits accused the companies of “coercing” users into
Timehop, a smartphone app that helps you celebrate the best moments of the past with your friends, recently admitted to more data leakage because of a data breaches. The company first acknowledged the breach saying that users’
Security researcher Mustafa Al-Bassam discovered that the airline’s social media team demanded customers post a trove of personal information publicly on Twitter. This was supposed to help investigate customer service claims. The information they wanted included passport
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