Brussels targets parties’ misuse of personal voter data
The EU is seeking the power to impose significant fines on European political parties that misuse voters’ personal data to […]
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Changing responsibility around control and protection of data
The digital economy, the technology supporting it and the data fuelling it are growing at an exponential pace (some even […]
GDPR prompts UK data protection complaints to double
The number of data protection complaints received by the UK’s data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection […]
Your Smart Electricity Meter Can Easily Spy On You
Modern electricity usage meters provide innumerable benefits to utility companies, including a variety of remote access and monitoring tools to […]
Data transfers to the UK post Brexit
In a post-Brexit world where the UK is no longer part of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the UK will […]
German data protection authorities establish new rules for whistleblowing hotlines
In light of the GDPR, the German data protection authorities (German DPAs) have issued new guidance regarding the implementation of […]
Google’s data collection is hard to escape
A new study from Vanderbilt University examined how much information Google collects about people each day. It turns out that […]
More than 4 million Facebook user data may be leaked
Facebook has banned another app over fears that data related to four million people may have been misused. Banned app […]
Finnish court issues precedent “right to be forgotten” decision for Google to remove data
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Google must remove a convicted man’s information from its search engine data, as requested, […]
Data breach notifications may facilitate identity theft
It is a serious claim that data breach notification letters may facilitate identity theft. The steps are not complicated and […]
Cookies see decline post GDPR
A new study has revealed a decline in cookies and third-party content on website pages since GDPR was introduced. It found […]
FPF Releases New AI Resource Guides
Future of Privacy Forum has launched Resource Guides which collect current and leading news, academic publications, and multi-media training, providing in-depth […]