This week: ComReg has a plan to tackle volume of scam calls to Irish mobile users. Google’s trackers are being investigated in the US, while the Austrian Courts have ruled that Google Analytics contravenes GDPR. And the US Federal Reserve starts a discussion about digital currencies.

This week’s action: Don’t answer that call.

Links:

ComReg investigation: https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-scam-calls-taskforce-establish-comreg-5664923-Jan2022/

US investigation of Google cookies: https://www.independent.ie/business/world/american-states-sue-google-over-deceptive-web-tracking-41274142.html

Fathom Analytics: https://www.usefathom.com

US Federal Reserve paper on digital currencies: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/money-and-payments-discussion-paper.htm via https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter

Survey about scam calls: https://www.thejournal.ie/scam-calls-irish-numbers-poll-5490391-Jul2021/

NOYB investigations: https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-eu-us-data-transfers-google-analytics-illegal

My 'Cybersecurity without Insanity' workshop: https://www.codeinmotion.ie/workshop