Having legitimate consent is only half the battle: The top 5 ways to protect your data
A recent survey showed that nearly one in five (17%) of companies admitted they are still unsure as to what […]
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The CLOUD Act and the Warrant Canaries That (Sometimes) Live There
The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (Pub. L. No. 115-141 (2018), or the CLOUD Act, was enacted in […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Post-GDPR Activity Review
On November 23, 2018, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published a review of its activities since the EU General […]
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
British parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US […]
Instagram GDPR Tool Exposes Subscriber Passwords
A warning has been issued by Instagram that a number of users of the social media platform have had their […]
Thefts, Hacks And Surveillance: Whose Side Is Blockchain On?
Crypto is in the news for the recent hacks and breaches, becoming the favorite currency of cybercriminals. This article examines […]
Google is afraid of assuming your gender with Gmail’s Smart Compose feature
Instead of building a better AI system or giving users a choice of suggestions, Google is removing all gender-specific terms […]
Uber fined more than $1 million by U.K. and Dutch authorities
Uber was fined a combined $1.17 million by British and Dutch authorities Tuesday for a 2016 data breach that exposed […]
Google accused of GDPR privacy violations by seven countries
Consumer groups across seven European countries have filed GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking (via Reuters). The European Consumer Organisation […]
We Need to Talk About NIST’s New Password Management Recommendations
Recently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reversed its stance on organizational password management requirements. The institute now […]
Stop focusing your information security efforts on the wrong things!
There once was a time not all that long ago when security teams could plead ignorant to IT security risks, […]
Google, Mozilla may let web apps edit files despite security warnings
The firms, known for their Chrome and Firefox web browsers, are heading a group that is devising a way for […]