Data Privacy Will Be The Most Important Issue In The Next Decade
In the past, consumers blithely lent their data in exchange for convenience but they are now beginning to realize the […]
November 2019
Companies lagging in GDPR compliance
New survey finds that many companies in the U.S. and abroad have greeted last year’s implementation of the European Union’s […]
EU releases progress report on draft ePrivacy Regulation
The Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) on November […]
EDPS investigates European Parliament’s 2019 election activities and takes enforcement actions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is carrying out an investigation into the European Parliament’s use of a US-based political […]
NSO Employees Take Legal Action Against Facebook for Banning Their Accounts
The lawsuit argues Facebook violated its own terms of service and Israeli privacy law for using the employees’ personal information. […]
European cities share 10 principles for using citizen data
The guidelines outline key principles for using citizen data responsibly. They were developed with and includes real-world examples from several […]
Cybersecurity trend predictions for 2020
If there’s one thing we learnt in 2019, it’s that attacks are not only rising in numbers, but also in […]
Civil rights groups push Congress to probe Amazon on privacy issues
A dozen civil rights groups are banding together in an effort to push federal lawmakers to investigate Amazon over its […]
Firefox browser will block the IAB’s DigiTrust universal ID
Mozilla is set to block the DigiTrust consortium from tracking users in its Firefox browser. Mozilla intends to block the […]
The ICO are owed £7m in unpaid fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are struggling to collect monetary penalties from organisations it has fined since 2015. 152 fines […]
Top Senate Democrats unveil new online privacy bill, promising tough penalties for data abuse
Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed tough, new punishments for Facebook, Google and other Silicon Valley tech giants that mishandle their […]
Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web
Inventor of web calls on governments and firms to safeguard it from abuse and ensure it benefits humanity. Sir Tim […]