De-Identification Should Be Relevant to a Privacy Law, But Not an Automatic Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
The most important definition in any privacy law is the scope of information that is covered by that law. A […]
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How Facial Recognition Databases See Copyright Law But Not Your Privacy
Whether you realize it or not, your face may not be “yours” anymore. Certain companies engaging in facial recognition research […]
Most customers would share more data for better deals from their insurer
Nearly 60% of customers say they would be willing to share significant personal information in return for lower prices and […]
Why companies want to mine the secrets in your voice
The voice is highly personal, hard to fake, and it contains surprising information about our mental health and behaviors. The […]
Recap: EDPB’s first-year review of GDPR
Last month, the European Data Protection Board released its first overview of the implementation and enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation […]
UK to investigate bias of algorithmic decision-making
The potential for bias in the use of algorithms in crime and justice, financial services, recruitment and local government will […]
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 […]
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 […]