Christmas spirit triumphs over GDPR in Germany
A German town managed to revive a children’s Christmas tradition after European data protection laws very nearly scrapped it. In […]
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GDPR consent-string fraud hurts ad tech
In an interview with Digiday an ad tech executive discusses how consent-string manipulation is potentially costing their business hundreds of […]
6 mobile security threats you should take seriously in 2019
While it’s easy to focus on the sensational subject of malware, the truth is that mobile malware infections are incredibly […]
FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlements in Privacy Shield Cases
US Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to settlements with four companies over allegations that they falsely claimed certification […]
Irish watchdog clarifies record keeping and DPIAs interaction under GDPR
Ireland’s data protection authority has clarified how record keeping obligations under the General Data Protection Authority (GDPR) interact with the […]
A timely raincheck on the GDPR: the law of unintended consequences
As we approach a six-month point since the full implementation date of the GDPR, it is interesting to see evidence […]
Hackers erase 6,500 sites from the Dark Web in one attack
One of the most popular Dark Web hosting services – Daniel’s Hosting – was slaughtered last week when attackers hosed […]
Timescale set for data protection ‘adequacy’ decision after Brexit
On Wednesday evening, the UK government and European Commission announced that the UK and EU27 countries had reached a draft […]
European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google
The backlash over Big Tech’s collection of personal data offers new hope to a number of little-known search engines that […]
How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
MEPs call for business GDPR ‘guarantee’ on using blockchain
Businesses should not begin using blockchain technology to process personal data until they can “guarantee compliance” with EU data protection […]
CIPL Publishes Report on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Tension
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) recently published the first report in its project on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and […]