Privacy Digest 18/24
Fighting for fair competition, consumer choice, and a more helpful Google search experience
Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court in San Francisco. Our case is about Google, the largest information gatekeeper in existence, putting its heavy thumb on the scale to stifle competition and keep consumers within its own walled garden. Abandoning its stated mission to deliver the best information to users, Google has illegally abused its monopoly in general search to dominate the local search and local search advertising markets—engaging in anticompetitive conduct that has degraded the quality of search results and demoted rivals to grow its market power.
blog.yelp.com
Uber fined $324M over EU drivers' data transfer breach
Ride-hailing platform Uber has been fined €290 million -- around $324 million at current exchanges rates -- by the Netherlands' privacy watchdog for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
techcrunch.com
The Difference Between Tracker Blockers and VPNs
This week, we received several support inquiries about VPNs and tracker blocking. To help revisit the topic, we’re sharing this blog post that covers key features, privacy benefits, and tips for choosing the right solution based on your current needs.
ghostery.com
Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your Home
An old but persistent email scam known as “sextortion” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of the target’s home in a bid to make threats about publishing the videos more frightening and convincing.
krebsonsecurity.com