Ireland: New and Improved Data Protection Commission
The eagerly awaited Data Protection Bill 2018 (Bill) was published on 1 February 2018. The Bill implements those instances where […]
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Recent OCR Newsletter Highlights Growing Cyber Extortion Threat for Healthcare Organizations
The OCR’s January 2018 newsletter details specific types of cyber extortion that healthcare organizations are currently encountering, including ransomware, denial […]
The Tories claim the data protection bill will make us safer. That’s not true.
The government’s growing store of personal details allows automatic adjudication on crucial aspects of our lives, writes Diane Abbott, the […]
GDPR: Five questions marketers must answer before May
As every marketer should be well aware, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will be in force from 25 […]
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 […]
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 […]