Guardian, The
LA Times among US-based news sites blocking EU users due to GDPR
The general data protection regulation, which has come into effect, has prompted a number of prestigious US-based websites including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune to shut off access to internet users in the EU.
UK calls for special EU deal on data-sharing laws after Brexit (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:35Five things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg's European parliament appearance (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 05/22/2018 - 17:09Google Could Face $4.3 Billion Claim in UK iPhone Privacy Case (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 11:54UK government plans new legislation to tame internet's 'wild west' (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 05/20/2018 - 13:30Facebook lets advertisers target users based on sensitive interests
Facebook allows advertisers to target users it thinks are interested in subjects such as homosexuality, Islam or liberalism, despite religion, sexuality and political beliefs explicitly being marked out as sensitive information under new data protection laws. The social network gathers information about users based on their actions on Facebook and on the wider web, and uses that data to predict on their interests.