Data Privacy news and trends

Google Facing Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
Google // January 08, 2025

Tech giant Google is scheduled to be back in court Aug. 18, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 8) Reuters report. A federal judge in California denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging Google violated the privacy of both Android and non-Android mobile...

’Twas the Night Before PYMNTS
Opinion // December 25, 2024

A Holiday Poem   ’Twas the night before Christmas in the year twenty-four, When the CFPB stirred like never before. The firewalls were up, and the systems secure, As open banking loomed, both exciting and sure.   The bankers were nestled all snug in their...

Agentic AI and Personalized Shopping Experiences Will Dominate 2025
artificial intelligence // December 23, 2024

Tech executives and investors told PYMNTS that artificial intelligence will reshape retail shopping in 2025, with AI assistants offering unprecedented personalization and handling up to 20% of eCommerce tasks, from product recommendations to customer service. Industry leaders from Citi, Google Cloud and global tech investment...

Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
Regulation // December 18, 2024

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information about what it does with their personal data. The regulator said Netflix violated the General...

Interviews & Exclusives
Agentic AI and Personalized Shopping Experiences Will Dominate 2025

December 23, 2024
Tech executives and investors told PYMNTS that artificial intelligence will reshape retail shopping in 2025, with AI assistants offering unprecedented personalization and handling up to 20% of eCommerce tasks, from product recommendations to customer service. Industry leaders from Citi, Google Cloud and global tech investment firms envision a future where shopping becomes more intuitive and […]

Microsoft Pauses Its Launch of AI-Powered Recall Program

June 14, 2024
Tech giant Microsoft has decided to delay the rollout of “Recall,” its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature designed to track and store users’ computer activity. The company announced on Thursday (June...

Got Leather? Almost a Third of Consumers Prefer Carrying Physical Wallet

April 03, 2024
Digital wallets — Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal and more — give consumers a secure, convenient and contactless way to pay for purchases online and in person. Because they store credit- and debit-card...

Privacy Dynamics Return to Forefront of Connected Consumer Concerns

April 02, 2024
In a dynamic connected economy landscape, where every click, swipe and tap leaves a digital footprint, the notion of privacy has become an elusive concept, sought after yet increasingly challenging...

Quick Reads
Zuckerberg: Apple’s ‘Random Rules’ Hampering Meta’s Profits

January 12, 2025
Meta’s CEO criticized Apple for a lack of innovation and “random rules,” on a recent podcast. And those rules, Mark Zuckerberg argued, hinder Meta’s profits, CNBC reported Friday (Jan. 10), citing comments made on an episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “On the one hand, [the iPhone has] been great, because now pretty much […]

Google Facing Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action Lawsuit

January 08, 2025
Tech giant Google is scheduled to be back in court Aug. 18, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 8) Reuters report. A federal judge in California denied a motion to dismiss...

Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations

December 18, 2024
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information...

Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement

November 12, 2024
Meta is reportedly rejecting the FTC’s plan to modify a 2020 privacy settlement. An attorney for the tech giant told the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) commissioners at a Tuesday (Nov....