Court of Amsterdam decision demonstrates “threshold for use of fingerprints is high”
The Court of Amsterdam (‘the Court’) issued, on 15 August 2019, its decision on Case 7728204 CV VERZ 19-9686, where […]
GDPR News
On privacy impact assessment and leaking data of millions of users
Anonymizing location data is hard. If you absolutely need to do this, better consult someone knowledgable. Privacy impact assessments should […]
Tech giants unite to launch data security consortium
Big tech firms including Alibaba, Arm, Baidu, IBM, Intel, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Red Hat have announced they are to […]
Facebook’s New Tool Lets You See Which Apps and Websites Tracked You
The tool is a response to criticism that Facebook has faced over how it safeguards its users’ privacy. The company […]
EU Parliament publishes study on Blockchain and GDPR
In recent times, there has been much discussion in policy circles, academia and the private sector regarding the tension between […]
ISO publishes privacy information management standard
The new ISO standards will help businesses meet such requirements, whatever jurisdiction they work in. ISO/IEC 27701, Security techniques — Extension to ISO/IEC 27001 and […]
Alexa users can now disable human review of voice recordings
Amazon has given Alexa users the option to disable human review of their voice recordings, and committed to greater clarity […]
How hackers can use stolen fingerprints
Hackers could use a stolen fingerprint to break into a fairly rudimentary security system. A more advanced system might be […]
FBI proposal outlines plans for large-scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in […]
Amazon’s Ring Is a Perfect Storm of Privacy Threats
Recent reports show that Ring has partnered with police departments across the country to hawk this new surveillance system—going so […]
Most EU cookie ‘consent’ notices are meaningless or manipulative
New research into how European consumers interact with the cookie consent mechanisms which have proliferated since a major update to […]
Facebook is Opening Privacy Check-Up Cafes
In an attempt to convince its two billion users that it truly cares about their privacy, Facebook is opening a […]