Facebook: Charting a Way Forward on Privacy and Data Portability
To build portability tools people can trust and use effectively, online services need clear rules about what kinds of data […]
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A huge database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. The exposed server contained more than […]
What the focus on the AdTech industry and cookies means for your organisation
Any organisation involved in digital advertising is accountable for the online targeting solution they use. As a website publisher, you […]
How long should it take to risk-score a privacy incident?
If you’ve been in the privacy world for any amount of time, you recognize there has been a marked increase […]
US authorities impose $170m fine on YouTube for data privacy violation
YouTube has been hit with a record-breaking $170m (£139m) fine by regulators in the US for breaking children’s data privacy […]
Build an Online Presence Without Giving Up Privacy
Every social network might as well be LinkedIn. Every hiring manager will do a Google search on your name, most […]
Facebook will no longer scan user faces by default
It will roll out the Face Recognition privacy setting globally over the next several weeks. Facebook is making facial recognition […]
Annual global data breach costs to exceed $5 trillion by 2024
The annual cost of worldwide data breaches will surpass $5 trillion by 2024, according to a newly published Juniper Research […]
German court decides that GDPR consent can be tied to receiving advertising
On June 27, 2019, the High Court of Frankfurt decided that a consent for data processing tied to a consent […]
UK watchdogs voice concern over lip-reading CCTV
The UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has warned that in the future, citizens may have to hide their conversations […]
Spanish court determines that energy consumption data is personal data
Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that energy consumption data is protected by the Law on Data Protection as they are […]
CJEU to answer questions about Right to be delisted
French court the Conseil d’Etat has requested the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on a series of […]