Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?
Since early December Germany’s Federal Office for IT Safety (BSI for its German initials) had been tracking a cyber attack […]
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The value of consent and user preference
The GDPR and related legislation are a direct response to the growing consumer need for transparency in data usage – […]
‘Right to be forgotten’ by Google should apply only in EU, says court opinion
The “right to be forgotten”, which enables claimants to request the removal of links to irrelevant or outdated online information […]
Survey: Americans Warming to Use of Facial Recognition Tech
A growing number of Americans are OK with the facial recognition technology, especially if it increases public safety, according to […]
Regulatory compliance will have a positive impact on European organisations
A recent survey reveals that while four in five data experts and IT professionals believe that the requirement to comply […]
Can GDPR Work for Health Scientific Research?
On October 22, 2018, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), and […]
CNIL Fines French Telecom Operator for Data Security Failure
On December 27, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €250,000 on […]
The hidden threat in GDPR’s encryption push
Organisations are, quite rightly, increasingly deploying encryption solutions to secure their data, particularly since the introduction of GDPR. Encryption is […]
Cambridge Analytica’s parent pleads guilty to breaking UK data law
Cambridge Analytica’s parent company, SCL Elections, has been fined £15,000 in a UK court after pleading guilty to failing to […]
Austrian DPA Issues Decision on Validity of Cookie Consent Solution
On November 30, 2018, the Austrian Data Protection Authority published a decision in response to a complaint received from an […]
Mozilla Head Predicts Increased GDPR Enforcement in 2019
Senior Policy Manager and EU Principal for Mozilla, a company know for its stance on privacy and open internet, Raegan […]
DuckDuckGo denies using fingerprinting to track its users
Responding to a forum post that accused it of “fingerprinting users”, privacy-centric search engine DuckDuckGo says that fears are unfounded […]