The New York Times reports paid website PimEyes can find obscure photos of a person from across the internet using an uploaded image of their face. Search results show a series of similar photos, with links to where they appear online. A test of the service by the Times found it mostly correctly ide...

In 2019, the legality of cookie walls was questioned by France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, in its guidelines on cookies and other trackers. The CNIL took the plea of a general ban on cookie walls as it considered consent provided by users ...

DuckDuckGo browser intentionally allows Microsoft trackers on third-party websites, Bleeping Computer reports. This is due to an agreement between DuckDuckGo and Microsoft for their syndicated search content. Instead of creating a user profile that would display interest-based advertisements, DuckDu...

Following a study of how non-identifiable data is currently regulated in Canadian privacy legislation and interviews with privacy regulators on their thoughts, Replica Analytics Canada Research Chair in Medical AI and SVP/GM Khaled El Emam examines how to navigate non-identifiable data amid future u...

Many organizations are proactively advancing diversity and inclusion goals globally to include a focus on recruitment and employee-directed initiatives. These efforts are consistent with organizational values and business goals, even in cases where diversity data collection may have the potential to...