Social Media poses biggest data breach threat
Following the amount of airtime devoted to scandals from Facebook / Cambridge Analytica to Google+, it may come as no […]
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GDPR complaints stack up across the EU as regulators prepare to issue fines
It’s almost five months since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Meanwhile, EU member states start to tally […]
Cryptomining replaces ransomware as 2018’s top cybersecurity threat
Cryptomining has taken ransomware’s place as the top cybersecurity threat in 2018, according to Webroot’s Mid-Year Threat Report Update. Focusing […]
Fitbit data leads to arrest of 90-year-old in stepdaughter’s murder
on Saturday, September 8th, at 3:20 pm, Karen Navarra’s Fitbit recorded her heart rate spiking. Within 8 minutes, the 67-year-old […]
Connected vehicles: first step towards an international agreement
The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (IWGDPT or so-called Berlin Group), has adopted a Working Paper on […]
EDPB Adopts Opinions on National DPIA Lists in the EU
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published 22 Opinions on the draft lists of Supervisory Authority (“SAs”) in EU […]
EDPB: ICO too strict on data protection impact assessments
The opinion, issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), differs from guidance the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has […]
MEPs demand a full Facebook audit by EU bodies
EU bodies should be allowed to fully audit Facebook to assess data protection and security of users’ personal data, said […]
Data protection compensation claim fails to prove ‘damage’
Businesses that breach UK data protection law or misuse personal information are not automatically obliged to pay compensation to people […]
The Newest Password Technology Is Making Your Phone Easier for Police to Search
For the first time, police have compelled a suspect to unlock his phone using Face ID. The case reveals an […]
How PrivacyChain could solve one of consent management’s biggest problems
The new privacy blockchain proposal — announced last week by the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Tech Lab in conjunction with identity […]
Soon, your face will be your boarding card
Soon, you will not need ID proof and boarding cards to board a domestic flight in India. Indian government has […]