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 […]
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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 […]
Second rise for the ‘Do Not Track’
In recent years, the setting has been criticized as being essentially meaningless. But it might have a crucial role to […]
At the new EDPB, cooperation is key
Consistency and cross-border cooperation under the General Data Protection Regulation have been highlighted as the biggest improvement to data protection […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published (in French and in Dutch) the updated list of the types of processing activities which require […]
Notice and Choice Are No Longer a Choice
How many applications do you have on your phone? Average people have around 80. For each of those applications, you […]
How California’s Data Privacy Laws Could Change the Game for Tech Companies and Individuals
When California passed the nation’s first law giving consumers control over their personal data last year, legislators built in an […]
Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws
Facebook has targeted politicians around the world promising investments and incentives while seeking to pressure them into lobbying on Facebook’s […]
Irish data protection authority has 15 open investigations on tech companies
The Ireland Data Protection Commission said in a report that as of Dec. 31 it had 15 ongoing investigations of […]