Under the GDPR, does processing personal data “in the public interest” include “function creep”?
What finer way to send blog readers on their happy way to the end of year’s festivities but to pose […]
December 2017
France: Accelerated GDPR bill reflects “limited scope”
21 December 2017 The Ministry of Justice published, on 13 December 2017, a draft law to amend Act No. 78-17 […]
GDPR will mean changes for company share plan administration
New EU-wide data protection rules which come into force on 25 May will change the basis on which companies can […]
In China, a Three-Digit Score Could Dictate Your Place in Society
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what […]
Managing Your Identity on Facebook with Face Recognition Technology
Facebook is announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by […]
You Give Up a Lot of Privacy Just Opening Emails. Here’s How to Stop It
Billions of emails are opened every day by people who have never consented to be tracked, but are being tracked […]
Tech industry slams data watchdogs over damning privacy shield report
A major technology industry association has lashed out at national data protection regulators for a critical report on the EU’s […]
Facebook’s data collection faces antitrust charge in Germany
Facebook is using its position as the dominant social network to illegally track users across the internet and reinforce its […]
Public Opinion Often Sets Privacy Standards for Smart City Tech
City officials, law professors and corporate privacy directors discuss the tension between open data work and privacy at the second […]
How Prepared Are Marketers for the GDPR?
How do marketers need to prepare for the European privacy regulation going into effect next May? Here’s how the GDPR […]
New AWS Paris region makes it easier for customers to follow France’s data privacy rules
Amazon Web Services launched a new region in Paris today to serve customers in the European Union. This is AWS’ […]
Siemens sees scale, data privacy as winners in digital race
Germany’s Siemens sees its broad industrial base and respect for customers’ data privacy as giving it the edge in a […]