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UK Council websites are letting citizens be profiled for ads, study shows
On the same day that a data ethics advisor to the UK government has urged action to regulate online targeting a…
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An adult sexting site exposed thousands of models’ passports and driver’s licenses
A popular sexting website has exposed thousands of photo IDs belonging to models and sex workers who earn commissions from…
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London’s Met Police switches on live facial recognition, flying in face of human rights concerns
While EU lawmakers are mulling a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition to safeguard individuals’ rights, as part…
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Adtech told to keep calm and fix its ‘lawfulness’ problem
Six months after warning that the real-time bidding (RTB) component of programmatic online advertising is wildly out of control —…
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‘Magic: The Gathering’ game maker exposed 452,000 players’ account data
The maker of Magic: The Gathering has confirmed that a security lapse exposed the data on hundreds of thousands of…
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More layoffs at pivoting London ed tech startup pi-top
London ed tech startup pi-top has gone through another round of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned. Pi-top confirmed that eight jobs…
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Uber gets temporary two-month license reprieve in London
London’s transport regulator, TfL, has given Uber a temporary reprieve to continue operating. The ride-hailing giant’s current (provisional) licence expires…
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