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Olatunji nominated for global privacy assembly award
Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has been nominated for the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) Giovanni Buttarelli 2024 award for outstanding leadership and fostering international collaboration. Mr Itunu Dosekun, Head of Media of the NDPC, said this on Monday in a statement issued in Abuja. The GPA Giovanni Buttarelli Award is in memory…
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Facial recognition firm mired in privacy issues
Britain’s data watchdog and its Australian counterpart said on Thursday that they launched a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices of facial recognition technology company Clearview AI. The investigation will be conducted by UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), focussing on the New York-based company’s use of “scraped” data and…
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Google in $5bn lawsuit for tracking in ‘private’ mode
Google has been sued in the US over claims it illegally invades the privacy of users by tracking people even when they are browsing in “private mode”. The class action wants at least $5bn (£4bn) from Google and owner Alphabet. Many internet users assume their search history isn’t being tracked when they view in private mode, but Google says this…
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Frost & Sullivan Analyzes the Future of Privacy and Cybersecurity
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, The Future of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Forecast to 2030, finds that by 2030, there will be a complex global network of 200 billion devices, with over 20 connected devices per human. As the Internet of Things landscape is expected to progressively expand beyond the traditional network in use today, there will be an increase in…
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