The European Parliament passed amendments expanding Eurodac, previously a fingerprint database, to now allow for the biometric data collection from migrants to Europe for up to 10 years and sharing among police and border officials. On a recent episode of Euractiv's "The Tech Brief" podcast, Europea...

The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, requested the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management curb the use of smart traffic lights that track traffic volume and speed, DutchNews reports. However, the technology embedded in the traffic signals also collects dr...

Ransomware group RansomHub claimed it is selling U.S. citizen's medical and financial records following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, Wired reports. Emsisoft Threat Analyst Brett Callow said it is likely an attempt to collect additional ransom payments from the health care companies involved i...

The Colorado General Assembly approved an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act for the protection of sensitive biometric and "neural data," The New York Times reports. The law aims to protect consumers from devices that collect data from brain activity. State Rep. Cathy Kipp, D-Colo., said while th...

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, is soliciting public feedback on what personal data should be considered high risk as part of a study on the topic. Public input closes 16 May.Full story...