China collecting DNA, biometrics from millions in Xinjiang
Authorities in China’s far-west are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints, eye scans and blood types of millions of people aged 12 […]
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US-based email marketers unprepared and most unfamiliar with GDPR
Eighty-seven percent of respondents to a new survey expressed unfamiliarity with the General Data Protection Regulation. Considering the vast implications […]
Dutch government introduces GDPR Implementation Bill
On Dec. 13, the Dutch government sent the GDPR Implementation Bill to the Parliament. The bill, which was long expected, […]
That Netflix tweet wasn’t creepy. Reality is.
The Internet was in an uproar recently about a tweet from Netflix’s official account spotlighting (and shaming) 53 of its […]
Egnyte Offers Cross-European Compliance Platform
A new platform from Egnyte helps firms comply with GDPR in all 28 EU countries, and in all languages from […]
Aadhaar data leak: More than 200 Indian government websites expose citizens’ key personal details
The Aadhaar-issuing body, called the Unique Identification Authority of India, did not specify how or when the breach took place. […]
Segment has a plan to help companies comply with GDPR data privacy requests
Segment is a startup that helps companies collect customer data from a variety of siloed sources and place that data […]
Transparency and the GDPR: Practical guidance and interpretive assistance from the Article 29 Working Party
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has released its proposed guidelines on transparency , which are open to public […]
When cultures collide: the debate we’re not having on data privacy
As governments around the world re-evaluate their privacy regimes, an emerging issue for every CIO is changes to data privacy […]
The Working Party guidance on consent is finally here
On Dec. 12, the Article 29 Working Party released for comment a draft of its guidance on consent under the […]
Parker chatbot can tell you if you need to report a data breach
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has used IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence platform to create a chatbot that can help businesses […]
European Commission weighs in on Microsoft Ireland case
The European Commission has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the European Union in the ongoing legal dispute […]