European Commission issues new GDPR guidance
The GDPR will come into force exactly four months from Wednesday. In preparation, the European Commission has released a new […]
January 2018
French GDPR Implementation Bill – for French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) it could not come soon enough!
The Minister of Justice presented the bill which sets out how France shall implement the provisions of the GDPR into existing French Data Protection Law to the French Council of Ministers.
Processor compliance with the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation expands the scope of enforcement to include a number of companies that are not based […]
Behavioral biometrics: the future of online authentication
Biometric authentication – using the unique attributes of the human body to prove an individual’s identity – has become increasingly […]
Hong Kong’s DPA Releases Two Reports on Privacy
he Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (the Privacy Commissioner) Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG released two reports, namely “2017 […]
DuckDuckGo Moves Privacy Beyond Search With New App And Extension
The privacy-focused company wants to protect users even after they leave the search page. Company promises that it won’t sell, […]
Facebook to roll out new tools in response to EU privacy laws
Facebook will roll out a new set of tools aimed at making it easier for users to make informed choices […]
Firefox Quantum available with faster, always-on privacy
With today’s release, we’re building on the great foundation provided by Firefox Quantum on desktop and adding new capabilities for […]
Google’s Advanced Protection Program Offers Security Options For High-Risk Users
Security is not a one-size-fits-all proposition, and features that are prohibitively inconvenient for some could be critical for others. For […]
Bug allows hackers to bypass Uber’s two-factor authentication ‘expected behavior’
As reported by our sister site ZDNet, Uber has formally acknowledged a bug in its two-factor authentication method, while at […]
Poland’s proposed GDPR exemptions spark outrage
The Polish government is considering exempting small- and medium-sized businesses from having to comply with key requirements of the incoming […]
UK top 500 legal firm credentials leaked on the Dark Web
On Monday, cybersecurity firm RepKnight released a whitepaper detailing the research. In total, 1,159,687 email addresses were found in the […]