What happens to ad tech post-GDPR?
The central issue seems to center around whether ad tech can continue to operate as it has before the EU […]
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Will Your Face Be Enough to Get You on a Plane?
Facial recognition may soon be coming to an airport security line near you. Recently US Transportation Security Administration released a […]
The urgent case for a new ePrivacy law
In his blog Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, argues why European Union needs to adopt new ePrivacy Regulation and why GDPR […]
Consent remains major ePrivacy sticking point for EU bodies
Consent has become one of the biggest questions surrounding where the ePrivacy Regulation winds up. Commission and Parliament believe consent is […]
Brexit data talks yet not started
Concerns are growing that the UK will face a post-Brexit ‘data wall’ that will stymie the €272 billion of trade […]
Council of Europe treaty bolstering data protection opened for signature
Twenty-one states on October 10, 2018 signed a Council of Europe treaty aimed at strengthening the principles and rules for […]
First GDPR fine issued by Austrian data protection regulator
Austrian Data Protection Authority (“DSB”) has issued a fine against an entrepreneur for violations of the GDPR. The entrepreneur had installed […]
Power sector ‘concerned’ about new EU data privacy rules
A proposed ePrivacy regulation currently under discussion at EU level would hurt new business models in the clean energy sector, […]
Why Privacy Regulations Don’t Always Do What They’re Meant To
Sweeping privacy regulations, in short, are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news, given the sad, arguably […]
NIST launches development of a privacy framework
On Tuesday, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology initiated its process for the development of a privacy framework. The […]
Google Is Putting More Privacy Controls Directly in Search
The company will start showcasing privacy mechanisms directly within search, so you can review and delete your activity log without […]
Yahoo agrees to $50M settlement package for users hit by massive security breach
One of the largest consumer internet hacks has bred one of the largest class action settlements after Yahoo agreed to […]