French police officer caught selling confidential police data on the dark web
A French police officer has been charged and arrested last week for selling confidential data on the dark web in […]
GDPR News
What does “identity” look like in a GDPR world?
Identity, quite literally, defines who we are. Previously confined to a single piece of paper, then a larger computer database, […]
Lifting the Cloak of Secrecy From NYPD Surveillance Technology
For too long, the New York Police Department has secretly deployed cutting-edge spy tech, without notice to the public. Many […]
The 6 most popular cyberattack methods hackers use to attack your business
Cyberattacks show no sign of slowing down this year, according to a Wednesday report from Positive Technologies. Q2 2018 saw […]
Irish privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook data breach
Ireland’s data protection authority is expected to launch a formal investigation into the Facebook data breach affecting 90 million people […]
What is the future of ePrivacy regulation?
ePrivacy’s advancement has been slower than initially promised by policymakers. Member state delegations had raised questions involving the scope of ePrivacy […]
CNIL Publishes Initial Assessment on Blockchain and GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU […]
Cafe trades coffee for personal data
Shiru Cafe branch in Providence, R.I., located near Brown University gives away free coffee to University students. For free coffee, […]
Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
Ten years ago, the social network introduced a password system that connected it to a broad swath of the internet. […]
EU Court Endorses Minor Privacy Intrusion for Petty Crime
On Tuesday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice concluded that invasions of privacy are justified not just […]
Google and Facebook join rights groups to fight Australia’s encryption bill
Google and Facebook have joined civil and digital rights groups in an unusual alliance aimed at defeating Australia’s planned encryption […]
The Facebook hack could be Europe’s first big online privacy battle
In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]