Data Provider YouGov Pins Hopes On Blockchain To Ensure GDPR Compliance
While some ad tech and data companies are shuttering their EU operations in light of the upcoming GDPR, others are […]
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Blockchain: Practical use cases for the privacy pro — Learning from Estonia
Estonia, the tiny European country, has become a technological powerhouse and is the headquarters for NATO’s Cyber Defense Centre. Estonia […]
Facial recognition helps teams and advertisers learn about fans
Sports teams and stadiums are turning to high-tech start-ups to learn more about their fans, with implications for your privacy. […]
EU Commission proposes making fingerprints mandatory in ID cards
Identity cards held by EU citizens will be required to include digital images of the holder’s fingerprints as part of […]
Businesses warned over GDPR privacy policies
Some updated privacy policies many businesses have recently sent to customers may not be compliant with new EU data protection […]
Americans don’t trust tech companies on data privacy
Americans have finally started to lose faith in tech companies’ ability to protect their information, according to a survey fielded […]
Avoiding 3 GDPR Pitfalls
A recent industry report found that an overwhelming number of organizations in the U.S. and EU are unprepared for the […]
Mozilla’s approach to sponsored content aims to protect privacy
For a few months now, Mozilla and Pocket have been testing a new initiative to bring users a high-quality personalized […]
Tech firms have replaced government as biggest threat to privacy
Former CIA and former NSA chief Michael Hayden said Tuesday that technology firms have replaced the government as the biggest […]
Irish court rejects Facebook bid to delay EU data privacy case
Ireland’s High Court has refused a request by Facebook to delay referral to Europe’s top court of a landmark privacy […]
China Claims It’s Scanning Workers’ Brainwaves to Increase Efficiency and Profits
At a factory in Hangzhou, China, production line workers are allegedly being outfitted with brain-reading hats and helmets. They read […]
A Right to Be Forgotten in Canada?
Should Canada adopt its own version of the “right to be forgotten”? The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada […]