Council of the EU weighs in on ePrivacy processing
As the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union wraps up this month, it put forward a new […]
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Consumer injury and the challenge of IoT data security
The FTC is hosting a workshop on “informational injury,” asking about the “qualitatively different types of injuries” consumers experience “from […]
Here’s How Much GDRP Is Costing Media Companies
GDPR is proving to be quite costly. Prices only seem to be going up. Source: Here’s How Much GDRP Is […]
Yes, that Netflix tweet is creepy — and raises serious privacy questions
Netflix’s ability to extrapolate detailed and specific viewing habits from its vast data set leaves troubling questions about its employees’ […]
Certification and liability of the data controller
This paper aims to analyse a tool of the so-called “soft law”, that is the certification in the field of […]
Accenture Puts A Number On Consumer Distrust: $756B
Companies are facing a Catch-22 with customers, who are frustrated when brands fail to deliver relevant shopping experiences but who […]
Surveillance Cameras Made by China Are Hanging All Over the U.S.
Hikvision, a company 42%-owned by the Chinese government, sold devices that monitor U.S. Army base and Memphis streets. That has […]
Article 29 Working Party Meeting Sets Out State of Play on Privacy Initiatives
Recently, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party (”Working Party”) held a plenary meeting to discuss, among other things, the implementation […]
New payment services must gain consumer trust through sound data security practices to succeed
Without the trust of consumers, third parties requiring consumer consent to use new rights of access to bank and payment […]
Phishing Is The Top Email Hijacking Tool, Google Finds
Phishing beats keylogging as a means of hijacking email credentials, Google has found in a study. Source: Phishing Is The […]
GDPR is a business opportunity, says Belgian minister
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation should not be viewed only as a compliance issue, says Belgium’s minister for privacy. […]
LIBE visits Tokyo ahead of adequacy decision
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a so-called adequacy decision with Japan to allow the free flow of […]