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Jan
Californians begin using ‘DROP’ tool, asking data brokers to delete their personal data
The tool launched on 1 January 2026 under the California Delete Act, passed in October
19
Jan
Ireland remains Europe’s top data enforcer with €4bn total fines issued since 2018
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) remains Europe’s largest data enforcer by a wide margin,
19
Jan
Spain’s Data Protection Authority Warns of ‘Visible and Invisible’ Risks From AI Image Systems
Spain’s data protection authority has issued a new guidance document warning that the use of
12
Jan
California Privacy Agency Fines Unregistered Data Brokers
A pair of data brokers will have to pay $107,600 in fines for failing to
12
Jan
Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order
After publishing this story, Samsung told BleepingComputer that the Texas court vacated the temporary restraining
12
Jan
California bans data broker reselling health data of millions
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the Datamasters marketing firm that
12
Jan
UK investigates Musk’s X over Grok deepfake concerns
Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X on Monday over concerns its
12
Jan
California takes tough stance against Datamasters for resales of and misleading on data.
California’s Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) gave marketing firm Datamasters a small fine ($45,000) and a
12
Jan
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) suffered a data breach that impacted 700K individuals
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS ) disclosed a data breach after misconfigured privacy
12
Jan
Instagram says accounts ‘are secure’ after wave of suspicious password reset requests
Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, initially reported that there was a data breach revealing the
