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Google Agrees to Meet with YouTubers Union Right Before Deadline
After 28 days, YouTube has agreed to meet with the YouTubers Union to discuss 'the future of work' but refuses to negotiate demands.
Researchers Show How Europe's Data Protection Laws Can Dox People
A security researcher was able to get companies to give him his fiance’s Social Security Number, passwords, and other sensitive private information with her consent by taking advantage of GDPR’s 'Right of Access' requests.
The YouTubers Union Is Not Messing Around
The YouTubers Union has joined forces with Europe's largest trade union to fight for a fairer platform.
Apple Music’s Excel Graveyard: Where Your Favorite Songs Go to Die
I tried accessing my favorite songs on Apple Music. A week, two Zip files, and one spreadsheet later, I found them.
The One Company I Gave My Address To Won’t Delete It
I get packages delivered to friends and don’t have my name on my doorbell. But all of my work may have been undermined by a cheap mattress.
Senators Introduce Bill That Would Ban Websites From Using Manipulative Consent Forms
Platforms have a problem with informed consent. A new Senate bill might change that.
Netflix Has Saved Every Choice You’ve Ever Made in ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'
A tech policy researcher used GDPR to request information about all of his choices from Netflix.
Europe’s strict new privacy rules are great news for Facebook hackers
“You can do incident response quickly or correctly, but not both.”
How to Use GDPR To Stop Data Breaches Screwing You Over
You may just think of the GDPR as a privacy law. But you can use it to remove your sensitive data from company servers in anticipation of a hack.
Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13
According to the company, it can't separate content posted before and after the age of 13.
This Guy Is Selling All His Facebook Data on eBay
“I realized that I’d been selling my data for free for ages, and decided it was time to cash in.”
Here Are Some of the Worst Attempts At Complying with GDPR
Owen Williams, a freelance developer, has been collecting the more embarrassing, silly, and downright lame attempts companies are making to comply with Europe's General Data Protection Regulation.