Europe’s New Data Privacy Rules Nourish U.S. Privacy Tech Sector
That situation is changing radically, with the looming May 25 deadline for enforcement of the European Union’s General Data Protection […]
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Are third-party macOS apps spying on you?
A recently discovered flaw in how macOS handles screenshot data could be used to spy on users and what they […]
Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to €100 million
A Belgian court threatened Facebook on Friday with a fine of up to 100 million euros ($125 million) if it […]
Lax cloud compliance raises concerns about data breach legislation readiness
Digital security firm Gemalto last month released its “2018 Global Cloud Data Security Study” report, commissioning the Ponemon Institute to […]
Becoming GDPR compliant quickly, effectively and risk-free
The hype around the GDPR compliance has recently reached the fever pitch recently. Thus, it seems essential to share the […]
The General Data Protection Regulation Could Be A Big Opportunity
Ever since the European Union announced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — a sweeping new set of data privacy […]
Stanford quantifies the privacy-stripping power of metadata
More proof, if proof were needed, of the privacy-stripping power of metadata. A multi-year crowdsourced study, conducted by Stanford scientists […]
A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions
Cyberattacks are on the rise, with over 1,000 data breaches occurring at U.S. organizations in 2016 alone, most often through […]
Deadline looms for broad new EU data privacy rules
A new EU regulation goes into effect on May 25. If your U.S. company collects any data from European citizens, […]
Ireland’s DPA releases GDPR guidelines and checklist
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has released a guidelines and checklist template to assist organisations in ensuring compliance with the General […]
UN Privacy Rapporteur releases Draft Legal Instrument on Government-led Surveillance and Privacy
On 10 January 2018 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, released the Draft Legal […]
A phishing attack scored credentials for more than 50,000 Snapchat users
In late July, Snap’s director of engineering emailed the company’s team in response to an unfolding privacy threat. A government […]