Facebook Ignites Debate Over Third-Party Access to User Data
Facebook Inc. ignited a firestorm over how it manages third-party access to its users’ information, after the social network said […]
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Paul Ford: Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency
It’s time for a digital protection agency. It’s clear ethics don’t scale, and it’s not just Facebook’s problem. Over and […]
Are Cambridge Analytica’s psychometric insights all that insightful?
Facebook thinks I like snow and a small dog I’ve never heard of. What else has the data got wrong? […]
Data management isn’t just about compliance
The Australian business landscape is awash with new regulations and obligations surrounding privacy and data use. Between the mandatory data […]
The Guardian view on big tech: a new era needs new rules
Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are too big and too powerful. Regulation has to catch up with the changing character […]
Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation: A primer for global publishers
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a major piece of EU legislation that will transform the operating landscape for […]
Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Dr. Kogan and a data protection analysis
Here is my take on the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair. I have no specialist inside knowledge or information but hopefully the […]
GDPR will have positive ripple effect, says US consumer group
New EU data protection laws will have a positive ripple effect around the world, according to a US consumer group. […]
Establishing Responsible Privacy Practices in Digital Advertising
In 2009, the major US advertising trade associations joined together to establish a set of self-regulatory principles that balance consumer […]
What You Should Know About the Cookie’s Crumble: Associations Now
One of the most fundamental tracking tools of the internet era, the browser cookie, is starting to fall out of […]
The case for a hybrid model on data protection/privacy
Most countries have adopted different models reflecting the varying degree of approaches to the protection of individuals with regard to […]
Beware marketers, the consumer data collection blowback is just starting
Deloitte found that 93 percent of consumers would want to delete their personal data held by various companies. Why? These […]