European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on U.S. CLOUD Act
On July 10, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
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Russia is working on a Tor de-anonymization project
Hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive data and defaced the website of SyTech, a major contractor working for […]
FaceApp Reveals Huge Holes in Today’s Privacy Laws
Cameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace. Facial recognition […]
Equifax Agrees to Pay Up to $700 Million to Resolve 2017 Breach
On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and […]
Cookies and other tracking devices: the CNIL publishes new guidelines
Without waiting for the future ePrivacy regulation, which is currently under discussion at the European level and which is not […]
The Washington Post is preparing for post-cookie ad targeting
The Washington Post has internally developed a first-party data ad targeting tool called Zeus Insights, which offers contextual targeting capabilities. […]
First company to fail GDPR compliance shares tips
Location data company Teemo was the first to get busted for failing to comply under GDPR guidelines, but it was […]
The Browser Extensions Are Selling Your Personal Information
A new investigative report looks at just how your browser extensions are capturing and selling your Web history and private […]
This jewelry is a shield against face recognition
For now, it’s an art project, not a product—but it’s a powerful and stylish one. Nowak’s design must be molded […]
Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is way less private than you think
Google Chrome 76 is limiting how you can be tracked in its Incognito Mode. But that doesn’t mean you’re not […]
FaceApp responds to privacy concerns as senator asks FBI, FTC to investigate Russian app
The photo-editing app’s ability to realistically age people has seen its popularity surge, but privacy concerns over the Russian-developed program […]
EU working group to harmonize sanctions
Sweden is entering as one of the chairmen of the EU working group to work for harmonization of sanctions according […]