EDPS launches ‘Privacy by Design’ contest for health apps
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has announced the launch of a contest to design mobile health (m-health) applications implementing […]
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The privacy pro’s guide to explainability in machine learning
With the GDPR’s implementation date looming, there has been much discussion about whether the regulation requires a “right to an […]
Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row
A Russian court on Friday ordered the blocking of a popular messaging app, Telegram, after it rejected to share its […]
These 4 Mobile Ad-Tech Companies Are Banding Together on Standards for GDPR
With the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) looming, a handful of advertising and marketing tech companies are […]
GDPR Myths and Monsters
Everybody has heard of fake news. Any politician worthy of their claim to modernity has dispensed the term as a […]
Facebook users aren’t changing their privacy settings, despite uproar
Since the Cambridge Analytica fallout, there have been demands for change, hearings and even a #DeleteFacebook campaign. But it turns […]
Google loses landmark ‘right to be forgotten’ case
A businessman has won his legal action to remove search results about a criminal conviction in a landmark “right to […]
How to Delete Your Google Search History in a Few Easy Steps
Deleting your Google web browser history and Google Google search history is one way to limit how much data you […]
EU plans more powers for consumers to sue companies
The European Union plans more powers for consumers to sue firms such as Volkswagen (after the Dieselgate scandal showed the […]
UK’s DPA releases data protection self assessment tool
The ICO’s data protection self assessment toolkit helps you assess your organisation’s compliance with data protection law and helps you […]
Is a decentralized ‘web 3.0’ the answer to our privacy concerns?
To many privacy professionals, a “user-centered internet for individuals” would only exist in a perfect utopian world. Yet, as the […]
ICANN will not get a moratorium on GDPR compliance
Data Protection Authorities that ICANN rightly insisted on seeking guidance from, told ICANN exactly what the Noncommercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) […]