US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue […]
GDPR News
What is a privacy engineer?
In recent years, the term “privacy engineering” has entered the professional lexicon. It’s a term that’s bandied about, usually with […]
Are you ready for the new records of processing activities requirements?
Under the GDPR, instead of providing notifications to the DPA, organisations will need to maintain their own internal documentation, and […]
Right to be forgotten and employees
If employer receives a “right to be forgotten” request from an employee do he have to honor it? Not necessarily. […]
ENISA publishes the first comprehensive study on cyber Threat Intelligence Platforms
ENISA has released the first comprehensive study on cyber Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) focused on the needs of consumers, users, […]
UK’s DPA issues guidance on business to business marketing
UK’s dat aprotection authority – Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – has issued a guidance on business to business (B2B) marketing. […]
A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe
The surveillance imposed on us today is worse than in the Soviet Union, says president of the Free Software Foundation, […]
Facebook does not plan to apply GDPR globally
The news comes despite a January announcement of a global privacy center. The beleaguered CEO says the social network ‘wanted […]
Facebook apologises for storing draft videos users thought they had deleted
Facebook continues to deal with the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica files, announcing policy changes and bug fixes aimed at […]
Deeper Dive: Minimizing Risk
For organizations of any size, making sense of the constantly evolving cyber risk landscape can seem daunting. With new threats […]
Can Police Use a Dead Man’s Finger to Unlock His iPhone? Sometimes.
Dead men have no privacy rights. But they can sometimes unlock their iPhones with fingerprint authentication. As Forbes reported on […]
Facebook Isn’t Telling the Whole Story About Stopping Partnering With Data Brokers
The company publicly announced last week that it was shutting down its Partner Categories program to “help improve people’s privacy […]