Digital rights groups call for government to back away from encryption crackdown
Australian digital rights organisations have called for the data retention scheme to be suspended and for the government to back […]
GDPR News
After Apple’s fight with FBI, two groups say they can solve the encryption battle
The EastWest Institute has produced a report encouraging governments to allow encryption while creating legal frameworks for law enforcement to […]
GDPR not at odds with FCA Handbook, say UK authorities
New data protection laws are not at odds with regulatory requirements imposed on companies in the financial services sector, two […]
How to build and maintain a data governance system
While data mapping and inventory, and establishing a lawful basis for processing, are logically the first two steps on the […]
Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Systems Threatens Civil Liberties
Independent Oversight, Privacy Protections Are Needed San Francisco, California—Face recognition—fast becoming law enforcement’s surveillance tool of choice—is being implemented with […]
97% of Cybersecurity Leaders Evaluating Vendor Security, Including Law Firms
A report was issued on February 8 th by Ankura and Ari Kaplan Advisors entitled ” The Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape: […]
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? A Lot, if You’ve Won $560 Million
As a court considers whether to let the winner of a huge lottery jackpot remain anonymous, people are offering to […]
Company previously fined for making nuisance calls is prosecuted for failing to change its ways
A company that has already been fined for making nuisance calls has now been prosecuted in a criminal court for […]
EU Law Analysis: Data Retention is still here to stay, for now…
This post critically analyses the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Tom Watson and Others v Secretary of State for the […]
PNR Agreements between Fundamental Rights and National Security
On July 26, 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued Opinion 1/15 (the Opinion of the Advocate General on […]
Israeli tech firm undercuts facial recognition to bolster privacy
Riding the wave of a global push to comply with new privacy standards, a small Israeli company believes it can […]
(Mis)conceptions About the Impact of Surveillance
Does surveillance impact behavior? Many remain skeptical while others believe any effects, if they are real, are only temporary or […]