InfoSec News Nuggets 11/03/2023

Facebook and Instagram are banned from using targeted ads in Europe Meta’s Facebook and Instagram will have to stop using targeted ads across their platforms for even longer, just months after a temporary Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ban came into play in July. Now, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is to ban the processing of personal data for targeted ads, and its effects will be felt across the entire European Economic Area (EEA), including…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 05/04/2023

Apple and Google Join Forces to Stop Unauthorized Tracking Alert System  Apple and Google have teamed up to work on a draft industry-wide specification that's designed to tackle safety risks and alert users when they are being tracked without their knowledge or permission using devices like AirTags. "The first-of-its-kind specification will allow Bluetooth location-tracking devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts across Android and iOS platforms," the companies said in a joint statement. While these trackers…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 08/14/2021

Nation's largest self-driving electric shuttle network launches The country’s biggest fleet of low-speed, self-driving electric shuttles hit the road on Tuesday in a major step forward for the electric vehicle sector. The unveiling here adds momentum to an industry that is poised to get a significant boost from the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress. “We will write the next chapter in the world’s transportation history — in a time when we need a new…
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