EU wanted to use Facebook’s lobby power in US
The European Commission wanted Facebook’s help in convincing the White House and US lawmakers to fulfill the requirements of the […]
GDPR News
Advocacy groups call on Congress to address discrimination in privacy laws
The civil rights groups aim to fix issues like discriminative advertising, voter suppression and targeted misinformation. The letter said data […]
Can AI Become Our New Cybersecurity Sheriff?
AI has shown incredible potential in countless applications and made our lives simpler. Now, adoption of AI for cybersecurity may […]
Brexit and the road to GDPR compliance
Since the GDPR came into effect, many organisations have fallen victim to data protection penalties amid a wider scramble to […]
California governor wants users to profit from online data
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s consumers should get a piece of the billions of dollars that technology companies […]
New UN deal with data mining firm Palantir raises protection concerns
CIA-linked software firm Palantir will help the UN’s World Food Programme analyse its data in a new partnership. The UN’s […]
Nearly half of UK small businesses believe a cyberattack could close their business
Every second small and medium-sized business in the UK could be forced to close if they were hit by a […]
ICO releases discussion paper on regulatory sandbox
UK data protection authority ICO have published regulatory sandbox discussion paper which explains to potential participants how ICO sees the sandbox […]
ICO releases discussion paper on regulatory sandbox
UK data protection authority ICO have published regulatory sandbox discussion paper which explains to potential participants how ICO sees the sandbox […]
Alphabet.inc sued for Google data breach and alleged sexual misconduct
Google are up against a “credible basis” for suspicious mismanagement at Google parent firm, Alphabet, following a lawsuit filed in […]
Companies’ Right to Privacy
On January 3, 2019, the federal trial court in Manhattan issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting a new local law […]
FTC Decides Not to Modify CAN-SPAM Rule
On February 12, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that, after a review of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited […]