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Social Media Companies Expect Drop in Users Due to Online Safety Bill

Online Safety

As the Online Safety Bill continues to weave its way through Parliament, social media companies are expecting its passage to result in a decline in users. The companies worry that age verification measures aimed to protect young people from sensitive information could lead to people refusing to join social networks due to privacy concerns.  What …

Tinder and Match Group Face a Biometric Privacy Lawsuit

Privacy

Privacy rights advocates have questioned the legality of some biometrics data collection methods of dating sites as more companies use biometric identifiers in their apps, such as fingerprint, face recognition technology, and iris scans.  Despite its potential benefits for online dating, new technology also poses risks to privacy that should be addressed to keep individuals …