The EU plans to test an AI lie detector at border points
Trials for AI lie detection at border patrol checkpoints are set to begin soon in the EU. The program, called […]
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How to get security right in digital transformation: 10 best practices
As the business world embraces digital transformation, it is simultaneously embracing the power of data and its impact on employees, […]
‘Stalkerware’ Website Let Anyone Intercept Texts of Tens of Thousands of People
A hacker exposes the awful security of two companies that sell spyware for consumers. By simply viewing the HTML of […]
Illuminating the Dark Web
It might sound scary, but the ‘dark web’ is not much different from the rest of the internet. Despite the sinister-sounding […]
Some practical advice on data treatment in technology agreements
Technology agreements commonly involve transfer of rights in both intellectual property and data. While IP provisions are typically extensive and […]
A Rising Crescendo Demands Data Ethics and Data Responsibility
Data ethics is not a subject that you would have expected to be a centerpiece of conversation among Chief Data […]
What’s subject to a DPIA under the GDPR?
Under the European Data Protection Regulation, data protection impact assessments are required when data processing is “likely to result in […]
CNIL Publishes Statistical Review of Data Breaches Since GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a statistical review of personal data breaches during the first four […]
Lloyd v Google – putting the brakes on English data breach litigation?
A judgment handed down today by the English High Court will be welcomed by UK data controllers. Lloyd v Google […]
Why DPOs should understand EU Copyright Law
DPOs are responsible for other EU data protection laws besides just the General Data Protection Regulation, including at least parts […]
Police access to personal data retained by ISPs is a matter of proportionality
On October 2nd 2018, the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) held a decision confirming the conditions of access […]
Vicarious liability in the data breach context – bad news for UK employers?
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court holding that an employer can be vicariously liable […]