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The End of Those Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups on Websites?

Instead, users might be able to set cookie preferences on their browsers that can go for every website.

Privacy & Security Ece Yildirim

GDPR illustration featuring a lock surrounded by the 12 gold stars of the European Union

The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

GDPR is complicated. Just ask the coalition that created it.

Tech Policy AJ Dellinger

European Courts Find U.S. Can’t Be Trusted to Process and Store Data

For the past two weeks, US officials have been grilling TikTok and other China-based tech giants over potential concerns surrounding the data security of Americans who use these apps, not to mention the national security implications of these apps’ alleged allegiance to the Chinese government. Now, it’s looking like the tech giants based on American…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky

The UK’s Contact-Tracing App Breaks the UK’s Own Privacy Laws (and Is Just Plain Broken)

Whether you love them or hate them (or think they won’t work), authorities around the world have universally embraced the concept of contact-tracing tech in order to curb the coronavirus’s spread. In practice, however, these apps have fallen short of a lot of our expectations, with many turning out to be more invasive than any of…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Yes, dear readers, another week has gone by. I’m just as amazed as you are. Although time has just about thrown me for a loop, I’ve been taking comfort in checking out what my favorite cats on Instagram are up to. It’s soothing to see them sleep the days away and play with their toys…

Tech News Jody Serrano

European Authorities Ban Dirty Cookie Practices in GDPR Update

When GDPR rolled out across the European Union back in 2018, the sweeping legal framework pledged to bring consumer privacy and protection to the forefront. In the years since then, we’ve seen the adtech industry at large do its collective darnedest to undermine these laws at every turn, and largely get away with it, thanks…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

How Much Should Tech Pay?

European regulators have spent the last few years trying to determine how much you’re worth in data–beyond your email, name, and location, that includes race, religion, opinions, and even mental state. A new report by the global law firm DLA Piper has found that, since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

If you’re one of those people who’s a bit unnerved by your phone’s apps tracking your every move, I have some bad news—it turns out dating apps are just as guilty as the rest of them. But unlike other apps, they also know what makes you horny. This update from the depths of surveillance capitalism…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky

Top UK Websites’ Annoying Pop-Ups Aren’t Even Doing GDPR Right, Study Finds

It’s been more than a year and a half since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, but the internet’s still a long way from getting compliance right. That’s the takeaway from “Dark Patterns after the GDPR,” a new report by researchers from MIT, UCL in the United Kingdom, and Denmark’s…

Tech Policy Shoshana Wodinsky

Twitter: We Did Not Mean to Delete the Dead

On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it would soon be launching a purge of inactive users to free up choice usernames for others, potentially allowing users to claim sweet handles like @badguy, @vomit, @logoff, or @gillbates. Just one problem: Twitter forgot that some of those accounts may belong to people who are dead. In a tweet…

Tech News Tom McKay

Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Goes to a High School Piloting Facial Recognition Attendance

A school in northern Sweden experimented with facial recognition as a system to document student attendance, and the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined the municipality 200,000 SEK (about $20,699) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s the first time the country has been fined for violating the digital privacy violation, which began…

Privacy & Security Melanie Ehrenkranz

British Airways Faces Record $229 Million Penalty Over Stolen Customer Data

Britain’s privacy watchdog on Monday announced its intention to fine British Airways, the country’s second-largest airline, nearly £183.4 million ($229.5 million) citing a security weakness in the airline’s website that enabled hackers to harvest the personal information of customers. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a notice concerning the proposed fine citing infringements of…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

New York State Is Pushing ‘One of the Strictest’ Privacy Bills in the Nation

Every new privacy law is a battle over data. While the fight is still going on around privacy laws like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, New York State is set to become the next theater of war as legislators are poised to pass one of the strongest privacy laws in the United States. The fight…

Privacy & Security Patrick Howell O'Neill

It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next?

Is the world any more private today than it was a year ago? Get out the streamers and balloons: May 25 is the one year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect, the day the world’s most important digital privacy legislation became law. The law was hyped up to come in with…

Privacy & Security Patrick Howell O'Neill

Google Fined $57 Million for Burying Privacy Terms Where Users Won’t Find Them

Google has been fined $56.8 million by privacy regulators in France, marking the country’s first use of the tough new privacy rules enacted in Europe last year. Specifically, the company is accused of violating provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by using, without proper consent, the private data of users to craft personalized…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Facebook Fined Just $645,000 in UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Money It Makes in Less Than 10 Minutes

Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($645,000) by the United Kingdom today over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The miniscule fine was the most allowed under the law, but Facebook can probably find that kind of money in its couch cushions. Based on last year’s revenue, Facebook makes $645,000 in less than 9 minutes of operation. Facebook…

Social Media Matt Novak

Facebook Could Face Up to $1.63 Billion Fine for Latest Hack Under the GDPR

Facebook’s stunning disclosure of a massive hack on Friday in which attackers gained access tokens to at least 50 million accounts—bypassing security measures and potentially giving them full control of both profiles and linked apps—has already stirred the threat of a $1.63 billion dollar fine in the European Union, according to the Wall Street Journal.…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook’s ‘Maximum Penalty’ in UK for Cambridge Analytica Is Chump Change

Facebook, the social media giant that recently clocked in at a total valuation of nearly $600 billion, may soon face the maximum penalties UK authorities have available to punish the company for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal. And—drumroll, please—it’s $664,000. Or, as calculated by the New York Times’ Kevin Roose, less than…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook, Google, and Microsoft Use Design to Trick You Into Handing Over Your Data, New Report Warns

Your favorite tech companies are trying to trick you into giving up your data, and a new study shows how they’re using design to do it. A study from the Norwegian Consumer Council dug into the underhanded tactics used by Microsoft, Facebook, and Google to collect user data. The study comes in the wake of…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin

The End of Those Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups on Websites?

The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

European Courts Find U.S. Can’t Be Trusted to Process and Store Data

The UK’s Contact-Tracing App Breaks the UK’s Own Privacy Laws (and Is Just Plain Broken)

Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

European Authorities Ban Dirty Cookie Practices in GDPR Update

How Much Should Tech Pay?

Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

Top UK Websites’ Annoying Pop-Ups Aren’t Even Doing GDPR Right, Study Finds

Twitter: We Did Not Mean to Delete the Dead

Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Goes to a High School Piloting Facial Recognition Attendance

British Airways Faces Record $229 Million Penalty Over Stolen Customer Data

New York State Is Pushing ‘One of the Strictest’ Privacy Bills in the Nation

It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next?

Google Fined $57 Million for Burying Privacy Terms Where Users Won’t Find Them

Facebook Fined Just $645,000 in UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Money It Makes in Less Than 10 Minutes

Facebook Could Face Up to $1.63 Billion Fine for Latest Hack Under the GDPR

Facebook’s ‘Maximum Penalty’ in UK for Cambridge Analytica Is Chump Change

Facebook, Google, and Microsoft Use Design to Trick You Into Handing Over Your Data, New Report Warns

‘Payday’ Dev Starbreeze Kills Co-Op ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Almost Had an Echo/Punisher Teamup

‘The Batman II’ Should Be Out This Weekend. Why Do We Care?

Even More Pasta Just Got Recalled in That Deadly Listera Outbreak

Here’s Why We Haven’t Seen ‘Fast and Furious 11’ Yet

LEGO Can’t Make This Public, So Amazon Is Selling the Star Wars Millennium Falcon for Pennies

Philips Hue Play Wall Washer Review: A Spendy TV Glow-Up for Movie Night at Home

Forget Every MacBook, This 2TB HP Laptop Is $2,600 Off for Prime Members on Amazon

Lego Game Boy Review: The Designers Share All the Secrets to the Fun, Nostalgic Set

Oakley Meta HSTN Review: Sporty AI Glasses With a Confusing Game Plan

The Best Gadgets of September 2025

Logitech MX Master 4 Review: Haptics Schmaptics, It’s Still the Best Mouse

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Review: Still the Best Non-Display Smart Glasses

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Review: Biggest Is Best, Except If It’s Not

Nothing Ear 3 Review: Super Sounding Wireless Earbuds, Not-So-Super Mic

The Switch 2’s Game Ports Have Reached Their High-Water Mark

gdpr

The End of Those Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups on Websites?

The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

European Courts Find U.S. Can’t Be Trusted to Process and Store Data

The UK’s Contact-Tracing App Breaks the UK’s Own Privacy Laws (and Is Just Plain Broken)

Flowbee Haircuts, Abominable Cruises and Self-Driving Telescopes: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

European Authorities Ban Dirty Cookie Practices in GDPR Update

How Much Should Tech Pay?

Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

Top UK Websites’ Annoying Pop-Ups Aren’t Even Doing GDPR Right, Study Finds

Twitter: We Did Not Mean to Delete the Dead

Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Goes to a High School Piloting Facial Recognition Attendance

British Airways Faces Record $229 Million Penalty Over Stolen Customer Data

New York State Is Pushing ‘One of the Strictest’ Privacy Bills in the Nation

It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next?

Google Fined $57 Million for Burying Privacy Terms Where Users Won’t Find Them

Facebook Fined Just $645,000 in UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Money It Makes in Less Than 10 Minutes

Facebook Could Face Up to $1.63 Billion Fine for Latest Hack Under the GDPR

Facebook’s ‘Maximum Penalty’ in UK for Cambridge Analytica Is Chump Change

Facebook, Google, and Microsoft Use Design to Trick You Into Handing Over Your Data, New Report Warns

‘Payday’ Dev Starbreeze Kills Co-Op ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Almost Had an Echo/Punisher Teamup

‘The Batman II’ Should Be Out This Weekend. Why Do We Care?

Even More Pasta Just Got Recalled in That Deadly Listera Outbreak

Here’s Why We Haven’t Seen ‘Fast and Furious 11’ Yet

LEGO Can’t Make This Public, So Amazon Is Selling the Star Wars Millennium Falcon for Pennies

Philips Hue Play Wall Washer Review: A Spendy TV Glow-Up for Movie Night at Home

Forget Every MacBook, This 2TB HP Laptop Is $2,600 Off for Prime Members on Amazon

Lego Game Boy Review: The Designers Share All the Secrets to the Fun, Nostalgic Set

Oakley Meta HSTN Review: Sporty AI Glasses With a Confusing Game Plan

The Best Gadgets of September 2025

Logitech MX Master 4 Review: Haptics Schmaptics, It’s Still the Best Mouse

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Review: Still the Best Non-Display Smart Glasses

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Review: Biggest Is Best, Except If It’s Not

Nothing Ear 3 Review: Super Sounding Wireless Earbuds, Not-So-Super Mic

The Switch 2’s Game Ports Have Reached Their High-Water Mark

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