Twitter notifies Irish DPC about hack
Social media company Twitter has officially informed Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) of a cyberattack involving high-profile accounts. The DPC […]
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The Twitter hack shows a major cybersecurity vulnerability: employees
Attackers keep finding ways to leverage human weakness to get around security measures. On Wednesday, Twitter fell victim to hackers […]
Academic Project Used Marketing Data to Monitor Russian Military Sites
Cellphone location data purchased from marketers enabled researchers at Mississippi State to track the movements of Russian generals. The data […]
TikTok under scrutiny in Australia over security, data concerns
Australia is scrutinising the popular Chinese-owned social media TikTok platform for any risks it may pose to users from around […]
Irish Court of Appeal Clarifies Boundaries of Concept of Personal Data
The Irish Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of the definition of personal data – noting that, while the […]
The European Commission Considers Amending the General Data Protection Regulation to Make Digital Age of Consent Consistent
The European Commission published a Communication on its mandated two-year evaluation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on June […]
The European Commission’s GDPR review in short
Two years after the GDPR entered into force, the European Commission issued its first evaluation of the GDPR. According to […]
What Privacy Shield organizations should do in the wake of ‘Schrems II’
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in “Schrems II” Thursday, a landmark decision that invalidates […]
UK Government admits breaking privacy law with NHS test and trace
Ministers accused of reckless behaviour over roll-out, with Guardian learning of data breaches. The UK government broke the law in […]
Seven ‘no log’ VPN providers accused of leaking user logs onto the internet
A string of “zero logging” VPN providers have some explaining to do after more than a terabyte of user logs […]
Congress wants Apple and Google to clamp down on foreign apps
Congress is calling on Apple and Google to clamp down on apps that weren’t born in the USA. Trump’s administration […]
Legal clouds gather over US cloud services, after CJEU ruling
In the wake of landmark ruling by Europe’s top court Europe’s lead data protection regulator has fired its own warning […]