Surrendering privacy for survival
Americans at the lower end of the economic ladder suffer from an ever-growing privacy divide, impacting more than just their […]
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Austrian judge rules Max Schrems can take civil action against Facebook
Max Schrems, one of Europe’s most high-profile privacy lawyers, has overcome a major hurdle in his four-year-long legal battle against […]
Forget about defining a DPO; define the data protection committee instead
Data protection professionals and organization management officers share a common question: Who should the data protection officer be? Some argue […]
Belgium regulator fights Facebook over user tracking
A court in Belgium has instructed Facebook to put a halt to tracking users without obtaining the proper consents. The […]
GDPR lessons we are yet to learn
GDPR has been in force for 8 months now, and fines have been rolling in across Europe for big businesses […]
Facebook staff ‘flagged Cambridge Analytica fears earlier than thought’
Facebook employees raised concerns about Cambridge Analytica’s data-scraping practices three months earlier than thought, according to US court documents. A […]
Users Crave Digital Privacy, But Aren’t Willing To Pay For It
Despite fears, 72% of consumers said they are not willing to pay social networks to ensure their personal information be […]
The state Senate version of the Washington Privacy Act: A summary
Washington is increasingly looking like it will become the second state in the U.S. to pass a comprehensive privacy statute, […]
Mind the overlap between GDPR and ePrivacy
Organisations need to be aware of the overlaps between European data protection and privacy rules, and which takes precedence, a […]
Children’s identity theft on rise
Cyber criminals are hacking into sensitive networks to steal the identities of children and are selling it on in underground […]
Autonomous cars rise privacy questions
When fully autonomous vehicles begin circulating on public roads they will have to be able to detect when people enter […]
Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking
Facebook is attacking a Belgian court order forcing it to stop tracking local users’ surfing habits, including those of millions […]