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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]