Austria’s Post Office under fire over data sharing
Austria’s national post office found itself under fire Tuesday for collecting and selling information about customers’ political allegiances in what […]
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Inside Facebook’s fight against European regulation
Dozens of Commission documents show how the tech giant pushed back against rules on issues ranging from copyright to privacy. […]
A Guided Tour of the Data Facebook Uses to Target Ads
More than half of Facebook’s users are unhappy with the major thrust of the company’s business model—surveillance-based advertising. While Facebook […]
EU agrees to fine parties for data misuse in elections
The European Parliament and EU countries agreed, Wednesday, on new election rules according to which European party found to have […]
Lessons for Corporate Boardrooms From Yahoo’s Cybersecurity Settlement
The former officers and directors of Yahoo agreed to pay $29 million to settle charges that they breached their fiduciary […]
Irish DPA asks Supreme Court to uphold ruling in Facebook case
Facebook wants to alter High Court findings on issues concerning the validity of EU-US data transfer channels because it “doesn’t […]
Validity of consent coupled with free online services
The Austrian Data Protection Authority, headed by the chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), provided a clear way […]
Cybersecurity in Europe is improving: Thank you GDPR?
After years of debate over whether to impose new cybersecurity regulations on companies, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws went […]
Small business in Germany hit with €5,000 GDPR fine
A small business in Germany has been issued with a €5,000 fine for inadequate data processing standards, after misplacing one […]
The French doctrine of offensive cyber operations
Many countries are developing cyber capabilities, including for their military forces. Details are often secret. Public discussions are therefore always […]
Dutch surgeon wins landmark ‘right to be forgotten’ case
A Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for her medical negligence has won a legal action to remove Google search results about […]
Security is the no. 1 IT barrier to cloud and SaaS adoption
Security is the top barrier in cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) adoption for enterprise IT infrastructures, according to […]