Russian Government Presses Twitter, Facebook Over Data-Storage Law
Russia’s communications watchdog has opened administrative proceedings against the U.S. social-media sites Twitter and Facebook for allegedly failing to comply […]
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Legal proceedings to start following EU citizens’ immigration data access controversy
EU citizens have to launch a legal case against a law which stops people from gaining access to immigration data […]
Dutch SA initiates exploratory investigation into DPAs
The Dutch Supervisory Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “AP”) recently communicated a press release stating that it reached out to 30 organizations […]
Brexit – A Data Protection Action Plan
The proposed withdrawal agreement would have preserved the status quo in data protection terms, at least until the end of […]
Report reveals the dangers and trends of malware through 2018
Last year, the arrival of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation sent shockwaves through the world of data protection. Big […]
Will the GDPR incite sectoral codes of conduct?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has given a new impetus to codes of conduct. According to Article 40, “Associations […]
The complicated truth about China’s social credit system
China’s social credit system isn’t a world first but when it’s complete it will be unique. The system isn’t just […]
Tim Cook demands a way for users to delete their personal data
The Apple CEO wants the FTC to set up a data-broker clearinghouse so people can see the data that companies […]
Facebook’s Privacy Lapses May Result in Record Fine
Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations that breached […]
GDPR challenges of using AI
AI, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks – call it what you like, there’s a lot of excitement about the […]
The case against behavioral advertising is stacking up
The NYT’s experience puts fresh taint on long-running efforts by tech giants like Facebook to press publishers to give up […]
Google fined €50 million in France for GDPR breach about consent
France’s Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, has today announced a 50 million euro fine on Google LLC for lack of […]