‘Data is a fingerprint’: why you aren’t as anonymous as you think online
So-called ‘anonymous’ data can be easily used to identify everything from our medical records to purchase histories. By analysing a mobile […]
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Civil Liberties MEPs back stronger rules for EU institutions
Civil Liberties MEPs approved the deal reached with Council on new rules to strengthen data protection in EU institutions, bodies […]
US, EU must work together in wake of Facebook data breach
With investigations underway in both the U.S. and the EU following the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data breach, American and […]
Walmart’s Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns
Walmart just won a patent for audio surveillance technology that measures workers’ performance, and could even listen to their conversations […]
Are there risks of using public clinical trial data under GDPR?
Given that clinical trial documents contain personally identifying health information about trial participants, it is necessary to anonymize these documents. While […]
Post-GDPR, How Many Will Really Opt Out Of Personal Targeting?
If stricter opt-in dialogues brought by GDPR make mass opt-outs more likely, how might that affect the functioning of user […]
How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
Oil and gas companies are discrediting activists using social media to justify banning their protests. Three companies are currently seeking injunctions […]
Brazil’s Senate Passes General Data Protection Law
On July 10, 2018, Brazil’s Federal Senate approved a Data Protection Bill of Law. The bill, inspired by the EU […]
Lack of access to personal data does not unmake a joint controller
The Court of Justice of the EU decided in Case C-210/16 Wirtschaftsakademie that Facebook and the administrator of a fan […]
A data breach may be more expensive than you think, thanks to these hidden costs
Data breach can cost $3.86 million, according to IBM report. The amount of time it takes to find a data […]
‘Legitimate interest’ may permit processing of ‘silent party data’ under PSD2
Businesses in the payment services market do not necessarily need the consent of ‘silent parties’ to process their personal data […]
French website publisher fined for violation of the cookie requirements
The French Council of State affirmed the EUR 25,000 fine imposed by the CNIL on Editions Croque Futur (challenges.fr) for […]