With facial recognition, shoplifting may get you banned in places you’ve never been
There are hundreds of stores using facial recognition – none that have any rules or standards to prevent abuse. With […]
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Personal information management systems: A new era for individual privacy?
PIMS, also referred to as personal data stores, personal data spaces, or personal data vaults, are systems that allow people […]
China needs better data privacy policy to capture digital trade growth
If China doesn’t step up its efforts on issues such as data privacy and intellectual property protection, the country could […]
Asian firms are better prepared than European peers to comply with privacy regulations
The report, The transparent business barometer: Preparing for the end of easy data, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found […]
A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments
Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are seizing on […]
MoviePass founder wants to use facial recognition to score you free movies
PreShow is developing an app to earn you free movie tickets – to any film in any theater – if […]
Jourová on first lessons 10 months after the application of the GDPR
European Commission Věra Jourová at the 9th Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference delivered a speech “What next for […]
Netherlands wants easier sharing of info about criminals
It has to become easier to share information about criminals, regardless of strict privacy rules, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice […]
Personal health information has a value on the black market
Thieves collect personal data such as home addresses and contact information, but also details of physical or mental conditions and […]
Data breaches ‘major contributor’ to UK fraud
Data breaches are a “major contributor” to fraud experienced in the UK, a new report by a banking industry trade […]
EU Commissioner says GDPR is an opportunity to build trust
European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová, delivered a speech on 20 March 2019 at the 9th […]
German court ruled that protection of the whistle-blower confidentiality does not generally override the data subject access right
A mid-level German employment court recently had to consider the scope of subject access requests under the EU General Data […]