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• Facebook could impose a minimum audience size to prevent nanontargeting.
• Researchers found that while Facebook provides a “Potential Reach” value, there are no guardrails in place to prevent advertisers from targeting a smaller number of users.
• Facebook rejected the report's findings and said advertisers can only see the interests assigned to a user if that individual voluntarily shares this information.
• TechCrunch notes that if Facebook is found to have violated GDPR, it could be forced to let users decide if they want to share their data for ad targeting, which could hurt its business— ads made up 98% of its 2020 revenue.

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• Pichai says that while larger companies can comply with the laws, it can be difficult for smaller firms that don't have the same amount of resources.
• He adds that any privacy law should ensure the internet remains open and interoperable.
• Cyberattacks cost over $4B worth of losses in 2020, and Pichai says world leaders should adopt a "Geneva Convention equivalent" for the industry.

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• The study said there were "widespread" privacy violations on both operating systems and said Android did a better job of concealing the location data of children.
• The study analyzed 12,000 apps on both platforms that were available last year, which meant Apple's iOS 14.5 "App Tracking Transparency" framework was not included.
• Apple profits from its privacy push: the tech giant's ad business makes up 58% of iPhone app downloads that resulted from clicking on an advertisement, up from 17% a year ago.
• Its ad revenue is predicted to increase from $5B in 2021 to $20B by 2024.

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• Google's "Data safety form" is available on the Play Console.
• Developers must fill out the data by April 2022, but it will become visible for users two months prior.
• Google first announced the move in May, after Apple added privacy labels in the App Store in Dec. 2020.

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• Greenwood says a standard protocol that clearly establishes the critical components of a data rights request would make it easier for consumers to fill out and companies to process.
• The consortium held a roundtable at MIT this week, showing progress on the protocol's development. 

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• Officials say all data would be encrypted, but privacy groups have warned it would be used for surveillance.
• The Russian capital has employed facial recognition technology to enforce COVID-19 restrictions, but Moscow has also been accused of using it to detain political dissidents.
• Not alone: nine schools in Scotland began scanning the faces of students to accept payments for school lunches, in accordance with GDPR.
• 97% of parents have given their consent, and schools are also requesting permission from older students.

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• WhatsApp says the feature will be introduced even in countries that prohibit end-to-end encryption or mandate the governments have access to it.
• A quick recap: In May, WhatsApp sued the Indian government after it introduced new IT rules that would force the company to identify the originator of specific messages.
• WhatsApp says the rules would force it to break end-to-end encryption.

• The Irish Data Protection Commission wants to fine Facebook $42M for failing to be transparent about how it uses user data.
• Chinese online brokers Futo Holdings and Up Fintech Holdings, which trade on the Nasdaq, admitted they could face regulatory risks from the country's new privacy law set to go into effect on Nov. 1.
• Microsoft announced LinkedIn would leave China and be replaced by a job search site as regulators continue to scrutinize the internet sector.
• A British judge said the audio data collected by a Ring doorbell violated the U.K. Data Protection Act and U.K. GDPR.