Tag: Privacy

US Senators push FTC to investigate YouTube’s child privacy concerns

Senators Ed Markey and Marsha Blackburn of have approached the FTC calling for a probe into YouTube and its parent entity, Google.

Can blockchain and GDPR harmoniously coexist?

Navigating the intricate relationship between blockchain technologies and data protection regulations, especially the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has proven challenging. OMNIA has explored how blockchain and GDPR can work together. 

zkMe secures $2M to enhance privacy and security in digital interactions

zkMe has successfully raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to revolutionize on-chain credential verifications.

OMNIA allies with UniveChain: A beacon for Turkish blockchain development

OMNIA, the first-ever blockchain infrastructure provider and a well-respected figurehead in the privacy and security sector, has entered into a strategic alliance with UniveChain.

Webb Protocol rakes in $7m in seed funding

Webb Protocol, a privacy system for cross-blockchain asset transfers, has raised $7m in a funding round co-led by Polychain and Lemniscap.

Google to pay Indiana $20m to settle privacy suit

Google will pay Indiana $20m to resolve a lawsuit the state initiated against the company over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices.

European Commission sued due to data protection law violation

A German citizen is suing the European Commission for transferring of citizens’ data from of the Commission’s websites to the US – a data protection law originally created by the EC.

UK calls on social media platforms to find and remove Russian...

Changes to UK internet safety laws will mean social media platforms will have to proactively look and remove disinformation harmful to the UK from foreign state actors.

FTC study highlights internet provider failings to protect consumers

A study published by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that internet service providers (ISPs) are failing to disclose to consumers how they are protecting their privacy.

Gretel.ai inks $50 Series B to bolster privacy engineering platform

Privacy engineering firm Gretel.ai has secured $50m from a Series B funding round led by Anthos Capital.

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