UK government breached personal data security 9,000 times in a year, watchdog reveals
UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has found that government has breached personal data security nearly 9,000 times in a year. […]
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The geographical scope of application of the right to be forgotten
Michel Reymond has published a paper “Hammering Square Pegs into Round Holes: The Geographical Scope of Application of the EU […]
Facebook’s privacy case referred to European Court of Justice
There is a new developments in a privacy case brought by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems against Facebook.
IAPP-EY Privacy Governance Report 2016 released
Annual IAPP-EY Privacy Governance Report 2016 has been released and is available for free download.
Dutch police seize VPN provider’s servers without any explanation
Dutch police have seized two servers belonging to Switzerland-based VPN provider Perfect Privacy.
Teen sues parents for publishing her childhood photos on Facebook
A teenage girl in Austria is suing her parents requiring them to remove her childhood photos from Facebook.
The Shadow Brokers publish NSA spy tools
A hackers group recently published on web and made accessible to everyone sophisticated hacking and surveillance tools.
Spotify forces users change their passwords – because other companies keep getting hacked
Spotify is making some users reset their passwords and the reason is – other websites keep getting hacked.
DoJ is trying to predict how terrorists will use the Internet of Things
US Department of Justice, together with other agencies, is evaluating and trying to predict those risks before they come into reality.
Stingray manuals detail how police can spy on phones
Manual of Harris Corp.’s surveillance device shows how police can spy on phones.
Microsoft on their win aigainst US
Microsoft won a closely-watched case against US Department of Justice on disclosure of European customer data.
German spies violated law, says watchdog
Secret report reveals that Germany’s intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), has repeatedly seriously violated law.