Google and Facebook are watching our every move online. It’s time to make them stop.
To make any real progress in advancing data privacy this year, we have to start doing something about Google and […]
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Transatlantic Cybersecurity Report
The European Union (EU) and the United States are the leading hubs of global information and communications networks that strengthen […]
67% of CISOs expect a Data Breach
Information security professional confidence is worsening – CISOs and CIOs cite human error, lack of in-house expertise, third parties and […]
The rise of the intelligent business: Spotlight on employers
Data is ubiquitous in the employment context: it is processed from the point at which a job application or CV […]
Researchers claim WhatsApp Group chats can easily be infiltrated
A team of German cryptographers has discovered flaws in WhatsApp’s Group chats despite its end-to-end encryption, that makes it possible […]
Balancing the benefits of location data with privacy protection
Popular lifestyle and utility apps have long raised privacy concerns about their collection and use of personally identifiable information, but […]
Ireland looks to strengthen data protection regime to supplement the GDPR
New data protection offences are to be introduced in Ireland under broader plans to update the way in which personal […]
EU data protection law may end up protecting scammers, experts warn
WHOIS, one of oldest tools on internet for verifying real identities, at risk of being killed due to tough new […]
FTC Issues Annual Data Privacy Report for 2017
On Jan. 18, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Annual Privacy and Data Security Update. The update is […]
ENISA publishes report on cybersecurity culture
On 6 February 2018 – the international ‘Safer Internet Day’ – ENISA publishes a report providing organisations with practical tools […]
UK’s NCSC issues guidance on defence against against phishing
The National Cyber Security Centre (‘NCSC’) issued a guidance on protection against phishing for medium to large organisations. The Guidance contains […]
New Chinese Government Report Highlights Recent Data Protection Enforcement and Attitudes
In the final days of 2017, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) submitted […]