Businesses overconfident on how much consumers trust them to handle sensitive data
As cybersecurity concerns rise, a new report from CA Technologies reveals a disconnect between consumers and professionals when it comes […]
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Jourová Puts Trump administration on notice with letter to America
Věra Jourová, The EU Commissioner for Justice, has written to the US Commerce Secretary, warning that the US has three […]
Genetics testing companies agree on rules to share data
Ancestry, 23andMe and other popular companies that offer genetic testing pledged on Tuesday to be upfront when they share users’ […]
Supreme Court to hear Facebook appeal over data transfers referral
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an unprecedented appeal by Facebook over a High Court judge’s decision to refer […]
ePrivacy rapporteur furious over Austria’s limited ambition
The European Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the ePrivacy Regulation has responded with fury to the news that the Austrian presidency […]
Canada is using ancestry websites to help deport people
Canada’s border agency has used ancestry.com and familytreedna.com to establish nationalities of migrants — even contacting users. Source: Canada is […]
Modernized CoE Convention 108: A global standard on data protection
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers recently adopted “Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with […]
Iran unveils bill to protect citizens’ online privacy
Iran has unveiled a bill which would be meant to protect the personal data of its citizens on the Internet […]
Facebook shares crash, is this down to privacy?
Profits at Facebook rose 31% on the same quarter last year, revenue was up 42%, yet shares fell 20% in […]
To keep or not to keep: data retention challenges and solutions
When asking someone a question that has no clear answer, you’ll often receive the response: “how long is a piece […]
Spanish Government approves new Decree-Law on Data Protection matters
Due to the complex balances inside the Spanish Parliament, Spain has been unable to put in place to date (July […]
The GDPR and Blockchain | Inside Privacy
Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionise many industries; it has been said that “blockchain will do to the financial […]