Facebook Prevails In Privacy Battle Over Tracking Via ‘Like’ Button
A federal judge threw out allegations that Facebook violated users’ privacy by tracking them via the like button, even when […]
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Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself?
As machine learning becomes more powerful, the field’s researchers increasingly find themselves unable to account for what their algorithms know […]
Risky business-to-business communications: CASL lessons from the CompuFinder case
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation is under review by Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. The INDU Committee, as […]
Consumer groups warn of potentially dangerous toys
Internet-connected products can be used to eavesdrop on families or even communicate with children. Source: Consumer groups warn of potentially […]
Google’s AI can now spot shoulder-surfers peeking at your screen
Google researchers develop a fast way to alert you to a stranger spying over your shoulder. Source: Snoopers beware: Google’s […]
What Amazon Echo and Google Home Do With Your Voice Data
Like the idea of Amazon Echo and Google Home, but feel uneasy about all that recording? Here’s what they listen […]
Imgur confirms 1.7 million users hit by data breach
Image-sharing website Imgur has confirmed that the emails and passwords of 1.7 million users were compromised in 2014. Source: Imgur […]
Six points about new Latvian draft personal data processing law
The aim of new draft Personal Data Processing is to establish legal preconditions for implementing the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Facebook discloses its advertising principles
Laying out the principles that guide our decision making when it comes to advertising across Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. Source: […]
When the world’s DPAs get together: Resolutions of the ICDPPC
Data protection authorities around the globe participate in a forum known as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy […]
Is it possible to choose your lead supervisory authority under the GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation regulates cross-border processing of personal data. For many organizations, identifying their lead supervisory authority (LSA), […]
How does your privacy program measure up?
As the calendar year comes to a close, many of us in the privacy field find ourselves tending to year-end […]