GDPR Burdens Hinder M&A Transactions
An increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions may be stalling because of concerns over EU General Data Protection […]
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EU startup funding drops since GDPR
In a working paper published this week, Jian Jia and Liad Wagman of the Illinois Institute of Technology and Ginger Zhe Jin […]
Facebook May Face 100M Euro Lawsuit Over Privacy Breach
A French nongovernmental organization wants Facebook Inc. to pay 100 million euros ($113 million) and fix any problems stemming from […]
Massive Data Leaks Keep Happening Because Big Companies Can Afford to Lose Your Data
If you live in the United States, there’s almost a 50 percent chance your personal data was lost in the […]
Algorithms can reduce discrimination, but only with proper data
If self-learning algorithms discriminate, it is not because there is an error in the algorithm, but because the data used […]
Data Protection and the Draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement: Ten Initial Conclusions
The draft text of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was published by the UK Government and the European Union yesterday, providing […]
UK police ‘gang matrix’ breached data laws
The Metropolitan police’s list of gang suspects breached data protection laws, potentially causing damage and distress to a disproportionate number […]
UK government adopts draft Brexit withdrawal agreement
The cabinet has agreed a draft withdrawal agreement on the UK’s exit from, and future relationship with the European Union. […]
Dutch government report says Microsoft telemetry breaks GDPR
The telemetry data collection mechanism used by Microsoft Office breaks the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dutch authorities said […]
The Hack Millions of People Are Installing Themselves
Security conscious users keep their operating system and other software up to date, but a huge risk is often overlooked: […]
Researchers create ‘master key’ fingerprints that can fool biometric databases
Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric […]
AI, IoT, and edge computing drive cybersecurity concerns for 2019
As companies adopt emerging technologies, the cyber risk landscape is set to grow larger in the new year, according to […]