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 […]
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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 […]
The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware […]
The top five contested issues in the EU’s developing ePrivacy Regulation
Many voices and perspectives from consumer groups to industry associations to regulators have weighed in on the terms of the […]
11 top tools to assess, implement, and maintain GDPR compliance
Running behind on meeting the EU’s new GDPR privacy rules? These tools can help you meet the requirements and stay […]
Consent under the GDPR and the Swiss law
The Swiss and EU data protection landscape is going to change fundamentally. What are the requirements relating to the consent […]
Blockchain And Privacy
Discussions about “blockchain” technology seem to be everywhere these days, with potential applications spanning industries as diverse as banking, healthcare, […]
How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying
Government officials warn that software from Kaspersky Lab could be subverted by Russian intelligence. A security researcher shows how it […]
ICO seeks comment on draft Children and GDPR guidance
Children today are truly digital natives. With that in mind, we need to ensure that they have the tools to […]
Spanish Courts Rule in Parental Authority Over Privacy Rights
The Provincial Court of Pontevedra recently ruled parental responsibility over children’s privacy in the case of a woman against her […]
Iranian web crackdown drives surge in privacy technology
As demonstrations against the clerical regime continue, the numbers of Iranians using privacy technologies is increasing. Source: Iranian web crackdown […]
Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager
Nearly every web browser now comes with a password manager tool, a lightweight version of the same service offered by […]