14% of Android app privacy policies contain contradictions about data collection
An analysis of 11,430 Play Store apps found that 14.2% used a privacy policy with contradicting statements about user data […]
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Croatian Presidency tempers expectations on ePrivacy progress
The Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the just the latest EU presidency to try to […]
CNIL launches a public consultation on its draft recommendation on “cookies and other trackers”
On 4 July 2019, the CNIL published guidelines on the application of Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act. […]
ICO Publishes Final Version of Its Age Appropriate Design Code
On January 21, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code, […]
The Future of UK Data Protection
As with anything Brexit-related, the UK government is facing a dilemma in relation to data protection law. Shall we follow […]
€114 Million in Fines Imposed by EU Authorities Under GDPR
New findings from DLA Piper show that 160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States and data […]
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 […]
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 […]