New York City Takes on Algorithmic Discrimination
Invisible algorithms increasingly shape the world we live in, and not always for the better. Unfortunately, few mechanisms are in […]
GDPR News
Proposed E-Privacy Regulation In Trilogue Phase
Nearly a year ago, on 10 January 2017, the EU Commission released the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. The tree main areas […]
A tagging approach to PIAs in agile software development
Agile software development is a state-of-the-art methodology that speeds up development and focuses on adaptability. It is estimated that more […]
All EU bodies must follow same data protection rules, Parliament insists
The new data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies must cover all EU bodies to ensure strong and […]
Manipulated Data: The Worst Hack of All?
In the wake of many high profile data breaches, we may have been oblivious to the potentially greater danger posed […]
What’s in the WP29 update on transfers to third countries?
The Article 29 Working Party has released an update to Chapter 1 of its working document on transfers of personal […]
Trump signs into law U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software
President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, […]
Google faces probe for ‘violating’ location data privacy on Android devices
After Google reportedly confirmed the practice of gathering location data from Android devices even when the service was disabled by […]
Seen a Data Protection Officer Post? Consider carefully before applying…
It seems that my recent post on Data Protection Officer vacancies not being GDPR compliant within Higher Education has garnered […]
Expect A Contraction Of The Supply Chain In The Leadup To GDPR
The digital media supply chain is about to get a whole lot smaller thanks to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation […]
IT Security Spending to Reach $96 Billion in 2018
Identity access management and security services to drive worldwide spending growth. Source: Gartner: IT Security Spending to Reach $96 Billion […]
Lawsuits allege dozens of employers illegally forcing workers to provide fingerprints
Dozens of employers are allegedly breaking Illinois’ laws protecting unique biological information. Source: Lawsuits allege dozens of employers illegally forcing […]