• Car manufacturers found to be the worst at privacy

  • Sep 13 2023
  • Length: 4 mins
  • Podcast

Car manufacturers found to be the worst at privacy

  • Summary

  • On today’s show:

    Mozilla Foundation has assessed 25 car brands, their infotainment suites and their privacy policies – and has concluded “cars [are] the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed".
    https://www.topgear.com/car-news/tech/modern-cars-branded-privacy-nightmare-mozilla


    A report by a Senate of Poland special committee has alerted prosecutors to potential crimes committed by public officials involved in purchasing and using the Pegasus software.
    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366551655/Polish-election-questioned-after-Pegasus-spyware-used-to-smear-opposition-investigation-finds


    A court in Oslo, Norway, has upheld the Norwegian Data Protection Authority's daily fines against Meta for delivering behavioral advertising in violation of data privacy rules.
    https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/07/norway_meta_fine/


    Court filings have revealed new details about the FTC’s investigation into Elon Musk over his handling of privacy and security issues at X.
    https://www.engadget.com/ftc-says-elon-musk-may-have-jeopardized-data-privacy-and-security-at-twitter-232642914.html


    Microsoft has unveiled that Bing Chat Enterprise cannot access any organizational resources or content within Microsoft 365, including documents, emails, meetings, or Microsoft Teams messages.
    https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-reveals-data-privacy-in-bing-chat-enterprise-and-announces-new-admin-controls/


    Google’s Chrome browser is now one important step closer to its goal of phasing out third-party cookies by the end of 2024. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23862743/google-chrome-privacy-sandbox-milestone-availability


    The Atlantic has published a guide called Three Simple Rules for Managing your Privacy - a link to this can be found in the show notes. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/managing-digital-privacy-personal-information-online/675184/


    And finally in the United Kingdom the Online Safety Bill is set to be enshrined in law in a matter of weeks, with massive consequences for the ways in which online services are accessed in the country.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/managing-digital-privacy-personal-information-online/675184/


    And that’s the latest from Privacy News Daily. For all the details on today’s stories, visit privacynewsdaily.com

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