The increasing use of artificial intelligence is stoking privacy concerns in China
As artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies become more prevalent, a survey has found that three out of four […]
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Accommodating data subjects’ rights
Accommodating data subjects’ rights can be one of most nuanced and challenging areas of GDPR implementation. Indeed, as the IAPP-EY […]
Advancing blockchain cybersecurity: Policy recommendations for growth and innovation
Blockchain technology presents many promising opportunities to accelerate digital transformation and reshape how organizations around the world, including governments, address […]
The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protection
The Observer’s remarkable exposé of Cambridge Analytica must now bring down the curtain on the permissive environment for online electoral […]
Final guidelines on breach notification under GDPR
I’ve been engaged with data breach notification for many years and from many perspectives. I wrote what was probably the […]
Cambridge Analytica and the Dangers of Facebook Data-Harvesting
On Friday night, Facebook suspended the account of Cambridge Analytica, the political-data company backed by the billionaire Robert Mercer that […]
Portugal: Data retention sent to the Constitutional Court
A new chapter is expected to soon be written in the long battle between lawmakers and the Constitutional Court in […]
U.S. Blames Russia for Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
On March 15, 2018, the Trump Administration took the unprecedented step of publicly blaming the Russian government for carrying out […]
Data breach and the GDPR
Security incidents are common. Perhaps someone leaves a secure door unlocked or a sensitive paper file exposed on their desk. […]
AEPD guidelines on risk assessments and data protection impact assessments
To facilitate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, has published data protection […]
Man who gave interviews about his crimes asks court to delete Google results
The Right to be Forgotten trial has heard arguments on whether a man who gave interviews about his criminal past […]
We can’t allow big tech companies thwart the ‘right to remember’
The European Union recently adopted laws embodying a proposed “right to be forgotten,” to protect individuals from eternal memorialization of […]