EU e-Privacy reforms hit stalemate
EU countries cannot agree on the wording of the planned new e-Privacy Regulation, causing the proposed reforms to be watered […]
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Uber fined €400,000 in France over data breach
Uber in France has been hit with a €400,000 fine by the country’s data protection watchdog in response to a […]
California Could Soon Have Its Own Version of the Internet
In 2018, the state reimposed net neutrality, established a privacy regime, and set bot rules. Will the moves splinter the […]
Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos’ facial recognition
A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy […]
Bulk surveillance is always bad, say human rights groups
A band of human rights organisations have appealed against a top European court’s ruling on bulk surveillance, arguing that any […]
How Hackers Bypass Gmail 2FA at Scale
Hackers can bypass these protections, as we’ve seen with leaked NSA documents on how Russian hackers targeted US voting infrastructure […]
Privacy Law Showdown Between Congress and Tech Looms in 2019
This summer, California’s state legislature passed a groundbreaking bill that would give residents unprecedented control over their data. The law […]
GDPR’s impact was too soft in 2018, but next year will be different
One of the defining moments for tech in 2018 was on May 25, when the EU implemented its General Data […]
We’re all Just Starting to Realize the Power of Personal Data
American corporations are expected to have spent over $19 billion this year acquiring and analyzing consumer data from names and […]
Why the FTC is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy
After a yearlong string of news reports that have called Facebook’s data-sharing practices into question, federal regulators are taking a […]
Airport Surveillance Takes Off in a New, Dangerous Direction
In 2018, we learned that expanded biometric surveillance is coming to an airport near you. This includes face recognition, iris […]
Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement earlier this month regarding […]