Lithuania DPA isuues EUR 61,500 GDPR fine
Lithuanian data protection authority (State Data Protection Inspectorate) imposed the first administrative fine in Lithuania for violations of the General […]
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New Privacy Fears About DNA Sleuthing
For the first time on record, the new forensic science of genetic genealogy has been used to identify a suspect […]
Irish data watchdog examining WhatsApp security flaw
Ireland’s data protection watchdog – the Irish Data Protection Commission- said it was “actively engaging” with WhatsApp’s Irish division to […]
Interface design: The who/what/where rule
Who/what/where is a simple mnemonic for user interface design. Every time that a user takes an action, there are three […]
Trump declares national emergency over IT threats
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from “foreign adversaries”. He signed an executive […]
GDPR Drives Changes, but Privacy by Design Proves Elusive
One year later, the EU mandate’s biggest impact has been to focus more attention on data protection and privacy. Many […]
Denmark Data Protection Auth. on GDPR & Voice Recordings
The Denmark Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled on April 11, 2019, that affirmative consent is required when companies record customer […]
Google’s New Privacy Features Put the Responsibility on Users
Google has promised to give people “clear, meaningful choices” around their data. Android Q, its latest mobile operating system, would […]
Unsecured server exposes data for 85% of all Panama citizens
An Elasticsearch server left connected to the internet without a password, or firewall protection, has leaked what appears to be […]
Google opens German centre to improve data privacy
Google has revealed plans to open an engineering centre in Munich as part of the tech giant’s bid to take […]
Administrative fine of 170.000 € imposed on Bergen Municipality
The Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) has imposed an administrative fine of 1.6 million Norwegian kroner, or the equivalent of 170.000 […]
Bank Secrecy Rules Get a Rethink After Danske Laundering Shock
Danske Bank A/S is turning into a case study for European regulators, legislators and bankers to rethink fundamental assumptions about […]