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Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Irish Supreme Court Grants Stay Allowing TikTok EU-China Data Transfers Pending Appeal
The Irish Supreme Court ruled that TikTok can maintain data transfers from the European Union to China while appealing a regulator's ban over privacy issues. This follows a prior High Court stay on the suspension order. The decision upholds a temporary halt on enforcement amid on…
rferl.orgTreasury Official Departs After Privacy Dispute, Expected to Take OECD Role
A Treasury official has left his position following concerns over federal monitoring of payments. The departure involved a clash with the White House on privacy issues related to international transactions from the Minneapolis area. He is likely to move to a post at the OECD.
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Targeted Advertising on Phones and Perceptions of Microphone Eavesdropping
Users often notice advertisements on their phones for products they have recently discussed aloud. This phenomenon raises questions about whether apps access microphone data for targeting. Reports indicate that such ads result from data collection methods other than audio eavesdr…