Italy fines gas company EUR 11.5 million for unsolicited telemarketing
The Italian Supervisory Authority imposed two fines on Eni Gas and Luce (Egl), totalling EUR 11,5 million, concerning respectively illicit […]
GDPR News
Reflecting on APAC Data Protection and Cyber-security Highlights for 2019 (and what lies ahead!)
2019 saw continued growth and change in data protection and cyber-security across the Asia-Pacific. Following the implementation of the GDPR […]
Ubiquitous Surveillance Cameras Are Changing Our Understanding of Human Behavior
Surveillance footage is providing new insights into how humans interact in public. But should scientists be able to see it? […]
‘Prepare for ICO to utilise its wider powers’: UK regulator issues warning to adtech
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued a warning to any adtech companies which have failed […]
EU to police digital assistants
European Union privacy watchdogs are gearing up to police digital assistants after revelations that Amazon.com Inc. workers listened in on […]
EU considers ban of facial recognition for up to five years
The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for […]
Facebook is ordered to hand over data about thousands of apps that may have violated user privacy
A Massachusetts judge rejected the tech giant’s earlier attempt to withhold the evidence from state officials investigating its privacy practices. […]
Why your palm could be safer than fingerprints or facial recognition?
Amazon and Apple both have patents for palm scanners and Chinese startups have already started using the tech in locks […]
Carrefour’s fingerprint payments to be investigated by Belgian privacy agency
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has stated that there is “a good chance” it will investigate Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system. […]
NSA alerted Microsoft to major Windows 10 security flaw
The National Security Agency recently alerted Microsoft to a major flaw in its Windows operating system that could let hackers […]
EU court adviser: data privacy laws should apply in national security cases
The European Court of Justice should uphold its 2016 decision that personal data cannot be seized and held indiscriminately by […]
Google Chrome to drop third-party cookies by 2022
Chrome will replace third-party cookies with browser-based tools and techniques aimed at balancing personalization and privacy. Google announced support for third-party […]