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Blue Shield of California Leaks Data of 4.7 Million Individuals to Google
The tech giant may have used the data for targeted advertising, according to Blue Shield, one of the largest health insurers in the United States.
Claims Emerge of Illegal Data Collection by Ubisoft in Offline Games
Privacy advocacy group noyb has filed a formal complaint against game developer and publisher Ubisoft, accusing the company of unlawfully collecting data from players of single-player games. These titles are meant to be played without interacting with others, yet Ubisoft still requires an online connection and forces users to log in with a Ubisoft account, according to noyb. The organization was founded by well-known privacy activist Max Schrems.