On October 24, twenty-four data protection authorities, led by CNIL, published the results of an audit (source document in French) of various travel and online sales websites and mobile applications regarding their use and processing of individuals' personal data. The audit revealed that sites' privacy policies are unclear, use generic clauses, and lack information on the safeguards taken to ensure the security of users' data. Furthermore, only half of the sites and applications inform users about their right to access their data and how to exercise such rights.
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