Four cents to deanonymize: Companies reverse hashed email addresses
Your email address is an excellent identifier for tracking you across devices, websites and apps. Even if you clear cookies, […]
GDPR News
HIPAA-like protocols a good idea for apps like Grindr
Grindr had been sharing user information with third-party app-testing companies, unleashing a wave of criticism against the gay dating app […]
Grindr hit with privacy complaint in Europe over sharing user data
The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed a privacy complaint about Grindr, arguing it’s in breach of national and European data […]
Data Rules in Modern Trade Agreements
CIGI’s essay series on data governance in the digital age has shone a spotlight on the need for a national […]
New GDPR Guidelines from the Italian data protection authority
Italian companies can now rely on guidelines on how to comply with the European privacy regulation (GDPR) which unvail some […]
‘Mr. Privacy’ leaves Parliament
Jan Philipp Albrecht, scourge of data-slurpers everywhere, and revered as the European Parliament’s “Mr. Privacy” is moving on to pastures […]
In Africa, scant data protection leaves internet users exposed
In Kenya, which has a large and fast growing population of internet users, there are no specific laws or regulations […]
The Polish DPA’s draft list of triggers for mandatory DPIAs
In line with the Article 35(4) of the GDPR, the Polish Data Protection Authority prepared and published a draft list […]
New guide regarding security of personal data from French DPA
The GDPR provides in Article 32 that “the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to […]
Facebook Says Data on Most of Its 2 Billion Users Is Vulnerable
Facebook Inc. said data on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly, giving fresh evidence of […]
The promise of blockchain in the digital age
Due to the prevailing forces driving global e-commerce, privacy professionals are keenly aware that individuals are rapidly losing control of […]
GDPR makes demands that only robots can fulfil in the financial sector
Financial sector regulation may be necessary, but fulfilling its administrative requirements can become hugely costly without the power of automation. […]