Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
Called Meltdown, the first and most urgent flaw affects nearly all microprocessors made by Intel. The second, Spectre, affects most […]
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‘European’ Data Privacy Standards Implemented in Laws Outside Europe
The implementation of ‘European’ (2nd generation) data privacy principles in laws outside Europe continues to be substantial, including in high-GDP […]
Privacy in 2018: Expect the unexpected
Making predictions for the year ahead is possibly as desirable as unreliable. In a world of unlimited data and advanced […]
Predictions 2018: What tighter European GDPR will mean for marketers
The forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to be one of the biggest data privacy reforms set […]
Australian organisations unprepared for GDPR
Faced with the double whammy of complying with Australia’s upcoming data breach notification requirement and Europe’s new data protection regime, […]
Italy passes draft Do Not Call law
4 January 2018 The Senate passed, on 22 December 2017, a draft law on New Provisions on the Registration and […]
On building an internet of safe and useful things
With the booming market for voice-controlled virtual personal assistant devices like Google’s Home and Amazon’s Echo, and warnings from the […]
Researchers develop data-portability recommendations for the cloud
The upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation enhances the existing individual rights by creating a new right to data portability. […]
Does Control of ‘Big Data’ Kill Competition?
The European Union’s competition chief is zeroing in on how companies use so-called big data, or enormous computer files of […]
Why the EU’s call to remove crypto-tech from dual-use export controls is encouraging
EU is set to offer new challenges to keep us engaged throughout the year. Technology companies in particular should take […]
Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6
The personal information of more than a billion Indians stored in the world’s largest biometric database can be bought online […]
The criminals are moving towards privacy coins
Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans — criminals — giving rise to […]