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Facebook and Google hit with $8.8 billion in lawsuits on day one of GDPRThe Verge Why you’re suddenly getting lots of emails from sites you haven’t visited in yearsCNBC As GDPR takes effect, Austrian activist challenges ‘forced consent’Christian Science Monitor Direct Marketing Under the GDPR: Consent vs Legitimate InterestsCPO Magazine Don’t ignore this alert from […]

Data privacy activist Max Schrems takes aim at ‘forced consent’ in wake of GDPRVentureBeat Why you’re suddenly getting lots of emails from sites you haven’t visited in yearsCNBC Facebook and Google are already facing lawsuits under new data rulesfox2now.com Don’t ignore this alert from Facebook. It’s your chance to quickly curb what it knowsUSA TODAY […]

Austrian data privacy activist takes aim at ‘forced consent’Reuters Facebook and Google are already facing lawsuits under new data rulesKITV Honolulu EU’s New Data Protection Rules Come Into EffectNDTV Don’t ignore this alert from Facebook. It’s your chance to quickly curb what it knowsUSA TODAY EU GDPR law LIVE UPDATES: From Facebook to Google, why […]

Hey Alexa, come clean about how much you’re really recording usWashington Post Amazon explains how Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent it to another userThe Verge Amazon Echo recorded a couple’s conversation, then sent audio to someone they knowLos Angeles Times Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random […]

Samsung must pay Apple $539 million for infringing iPhone design patents, jury findsCNET Apple wins $539 million from Samsung in latest chapter of ongoing patent trialThe Verge Apple Wins $539 Million Jury Award From Samsung in iPhone Patent BattleWall Street Journal Apple’s $539 Million in Damages Is a ‘Big Win’ Over SamsungBloomberg Full coverage