Massive leak leaves 267 million Facebook users’ data exposed
Security researchers found an online database containing the private information of over 267 million Facebook users exposed on the internet. […]
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Advocate general thinks Standard Contractual Clauses are valid for data transfers out of EU
Henrik Saugmandsgaard Oe, advocate general to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in his opinion issued yesterday […]
EDPS publishes new Proportionality Guidelines
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published new Proportionality Guidelines aimed at making privacy-friendly policymaking easier. New guidelines on assessing […]
2020 Predictions in Privacy
Cybersecurity industry experts put on their magic hats and try to see what will happen in the coming year. Read […]
Advocate general will issue his view on EU data transfers tomorrow
Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe, Advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union, tomorrow will issue his opinion in […]
Consumers Worry More About Privacy Than Any Other Issue Except Healthcare
That’s according to a new study from Wunderman Thompson Data, which found that 58% of consumers are very concerned about […]
NSA Data Storage Poses Risk to Civil Liberties, Watchdog Says
An audit conducted by the National Security Agency inspector general raises questions about the intelligence agency’s data retention policies. The […]
GDPR-Compliant Companies Outperform Rivals
Capgemini have published a new report which indicates that companies that comply with GDPR avail of certain advantages thanks to […]
Thief Stole Payroll Data for Thousands of Facebook Employees
Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook Inc. workers in the U.S. was compromised last month when a […]
Data watchdog raps EU asylum body for snooping
The European Asylum Support Office combed through social media to monitor refugee routes to Europe for three years. The agency […]
Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years’ worth of government data in Argentina
Bitcoin-hungry hackers have attacked a data center in Argentina which houses local government files. The size of the Bitcoin ransom […]
German Telecommunications Company Fined 9.5 Million Euros for GDPR Violation
German Federal Data Protection Supervisory Authority (BfDI) imposed a 9.55 million Euro fine on the telecommunications company 1&1 Telecom GmbH. […]