Police can request communications data even if crime is not ‘serious’
EU law permits communications data laws to be enforced by the police and other authorities even when they crimes they […]
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Facial Recognition Tech Is Creepy When It Works—And Creepier When It Doesn’t
It’s a powerful tool, but recent incidents have shown that there’s no winning with facial recognition. For an extreme example […]
South Korea to consider adopting US-style data-sharing regulation
South Korea’s financial regulator said Thursday it will consider gradually adopting US-style data-sharing regulation to make it easier for firms […]
Jourová: EU must protect data in AI development
Digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) should develop in the Czech Republic and Europe without too much regulation, but with respect […]
ICO publishes finalised guidance on consent under the GDPR
Businesses that rely on consent to process personal data under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have an […]
FTC, privacy, and vendor due diligence—and opt-in consent
On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released for public comment an administrative complaint and proposed consent […]
UK NIS Regulations impose new cybersecurity obligations
The UK NIS Regulations (implementing the NIS Directive) come into force in the UK on 10 May 2018. These Regulations […]
ICO launches consultation on stronger regulatory action and continues with its micro-targeting investigation
UK’s Information Commissioner today launched a consultation on stronger powers which are written into the Data Protection Bill currently going […]
NSA Triples Collection of Data From U.S. Phone Companies
The National Security Agency collected last year more than 534 million or three times the phone and text message records […]
Chinese government is behind a decade of hacks on software companies
Researchers said Chinese intelligence officers are behind almost a decade’s worth of network intrusions that use advanced malware to penetrate […]
Drowning in GDPR email updates? Tips on what to look for
Upcoming European privacy rules, called GDPR, have brought a barrage of emails as tech companies everywhere try to comply. Here’s […]
UK’s DPA promises to ‘reward’ compliance in new regulatory action plan
Businesses committed to complying with data protection laws in the UK are less likely to face fines for breaching their […]