Italy bans US-based AI chatbot Replika from using personal data
Italy’s Data Protection Agency said on Friday it was prohibiting artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika from using the personal data of Italian users, citing...
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U.S. slaps record penalty on Fortnite maker for alleged children’s privacy violation
“Fortnite” creator Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected children’s personal information and tricked people into making purchases, the...
Our View: Personal data protection stymies fight against crime
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides was perfectly justified in expressing his disappointment over last month’s Supreme Court decision that retaining customer data for six months by telecommunications...
Police, AG to review next steps after phone data decision
The chief of police said on Thursday that a Supreme Court decision that retention of customer data by telephone providers for six months is illegal...
€23,500 in fines for data protection violations
The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection Irene Loizidou Nikolaidou said on Tuesday that candidates and or political parties were fined €23,500 in total after her...
Low number of personal data breaches by parties this election
The personal data commissioner on Friday said that her office has received a very small number of complaints from members of the public regarding personal...
Coronavirus: Personal data commissioner says no problem to say if those dying were vaccinated
The personal data commissioner said on Tuesday there was no problem with publishing the medical history of people who have died from Covid, a day...
Smartphone use in Cyprus higher than EU average
In 2020, 88 per cent of people aged 16-74 in Cyprus used a smartphone for private purposes, higher than the EU average of 81 per...
EAC fined €40,000 by personal data commissioner
The personal data commissioner has fined the electricity authority €40,000 for using an automated formula to monitor and manage its employees’ sick leaves after finding...
Cypriots wary about use of personal data for direct marketing
Nearly six out of 10 of internet users in Cyprus refused to allow the use of their personal data for direct marketing purposes in the...
