Startup gives consumers full control of personal data on blockchain
It seems that on a regular basis, we hear about massive data breaches or companies sharing highly personal information with […]
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Germany’s Federal Data Protection Commissioner says EU copyright reform poses risks to data protection
The Federal Data Protection Commissioner of Germany, Ulrich Kelber, issued a statement voicing his concerns about the most problematic element […]
Organisations should be doing more to achieve privacy accountability
The Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (GPEN) annual intelligence gathering operation looked at how well organisations have implemented the core concepts […]
How to apply the GDPR data minimization principle to online sales
Online services and online sales are some of the areas that have potentially the most to gain and the most […]
W3C and FIDO Alliance Finalize Web Standard for Secure, Passwordless Logins
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the FIDO Alliance announced the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification is now an official […]
China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of ‘social credit’ system
China has blocked millions of “discredited” travellers from buying plane or train tickets as part of the country’s controversial “social […]
European Court of Human Rights to Reexamine Bulk Collection
On February 5, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced that the Grand Chamber will reexamine two cases concerning […]
Extraterritorial Applicability of the UK Data Protection Act 2018 After Brexit
In the privacy world, the primary focus for most companies regarding Brexit to date has been on ensuring that data […]
Facebook’s Phone Number Policy Could Push Users to Not Trust Two-Factor Authentication
Users are angry that Facebook is letting others, including advertisers, look up users via the phone numbers they provided to […]
Ireland received 136 cross-border complaints under GDPR by end of 2018
Ireland dealt with 136 GDPR One-Stop-Shop complaints from 25 May to 31 December 2018, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) says. […]
UK consumers more likely to abandon a breached company
A study by the payment security firm PCI Pal found British folks are far less forgiving of a company that […]
German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year. The fines are low compared to […]