White House pushing for research carveout in GDPR
The White House is hoping to convince regulators to protect security researchers so they can continue to scrape data that’s […]
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Google Beefs Up Cloud Security and Data Privacy Tools
Google rolls out new Cloud Security Command Center, VPC Service Controls, Access Transparency Logs, and enhanced AI threat detection for […]
Dutch say ‘no’ in referendum on spy agency tapping powers
Dutch voters have narrowly rejected a law that would give spy agencies the power to carry out mass tapping of […]
Irish Data Bill would ‘create free-for-all’ for harvesting data on political views
Legislation currently before the Oireachtas would create a “free-for-all” for organisations to set up shop in Ireland and to influence […]
The Facebook scandal isn’t just about privacy. Your economic future is on the line
If data is the new oil, the wells are in the hands of a few billionaires, and we need to […]
Data Analytics, App Developers, and Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse
Facebook has come under increased scrutiny in recent months, the social media giant’s efforts to protect its users’ data questioned. […]
The Center for Internet Security Publishes CIS Controls Version 7
This week the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released CIS Controls Version 7 , the newest (and free) iteration of […]
Ukraine may bring its data privacy legislation into correspondence with the GDPR as early as 25 May 2018
The Ukraine Government has published a plan of measures (“Plan”) on the implementation of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement approved on […]
Facebook did not kill privacy, it was already dead
The death of privacy is a chronicle of a death foretold. One of my favourite cartoons is the 1970 Newsweek […]
Data protection watchdog promises new cloud computing guidance
New cloud computing guidance is to be issued by an EU data protection watchdog this year. European data protection supervisor […]
Article 29 Working Party investigating Facebook-Cambridge Analytica
Reaction and developments generated by last weekend’s revelations that Cambridge Analytica processed and did not delete Facebook user data continue […]
Is it time for US to regulate privacy?
n May, the European Union will begin to enforce a body of laws that it calls the General Data Protection […]