China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing […]
GDPR News
EU Data Chair Weighs In Against ICANN
The head of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has come out against ICANN’s attempt to force a domain registrar […]
Smart technology sees through walls to track and identify people
A group of researchers and students at MIT have developed an intelligent radar-like technology that makes it possible to see […]
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms
Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe […]
The Future of International Data Transfers
With the current focus on the coming into effect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one could (almost) […]
How to verify identity of data subjects for DSARs under the GDPR
It’s an important question because, obviously personal data need to be protected, and you need to insure confidentiality, integrity and […]
U.S. states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR
Several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of […]
Social site terms tougher than Dickens
Children may be signing up to apps with terms and conditions only university students can understand. The BBC carried out […]
Google says Google Documents is secure despite Russian issue
Google said that its document writing tool Google Documents was secure even as Russian internet users discovered scores of files […]
DNA Tests on Separated Migrant Children Raise Privacy Issues
The Trump administration’s decision to use DNA testing to help reunite children separated from their parents at the Mexican border […]
AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
An experimental European research project applied machine learning technology to big tech’s privacy policies — to see whether AI can […]
EU Parliament votes to suspend Privacy Shield
On July 4 the European Parliament voted for non-binding resolution on suspension Privacy Shield. It was passed 303 to 223 […]