It’s time to end the secrecy and opacity of social media
A simple proposal for making social media more transparent. Source: It’s time to end the secrecy and opacity of social […]
GDPR News
Will the GDPR impact you? 4 hypothetical scenarios to help you understand.
When the EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into force next May, companies will have had two years to prepare […]
Sippel: ePrivacy reg should ‘abolish surveillance-driven advertising’
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has been a front-and-center issue for privacy pros and businesses for time time now, […]
Warning for workers after charity employee is prosecuted for data protection offences
People working with personal information have been warned they have to obey strict privacy laws after a charity worker was […]
NGOs Challenge UK Government Surveillance at the European Court of Human Rights
On Tuesday 7 November, three joined cases brought by civil liberties and human rights organisations challenging UK Government surveillance will […]
TSA Plans to Use Face Recognition to Track Americans Through Airports
The “PreCheck” program is billed as a convenient service to allow U.S. travelers to “ speed through security ” at […]
The Guardian view on data protection: privacy is not enough
Rights over our personal data are only a start. The imbalances of power online must be tackled in other ways […]
Egypt’s draft law will affect the way all entities deal with personal data
9 November 2017 DataGuidance confirmed, on 2 November 2017, with Mohamed Hashish, Partner at Soliman, Hashish & Partners, that a […]
No, Facebook isn’t spying on you. At least not with the microphone.
The sheer volume of data Facebook has on you is difficult to comprehend, which makes it incredibly creepy – and […]
European Court of Human Rights Hears Key Surveillance Challenge
European Court of Human Rights has heard 10 Human Rights Organizations v. UK, a legal challenge which will impact surveillance […]
Moving Beyond Passwords – Does Your Face Raise Privacy Concerns?
Phishing attacks continue to be the root cause of a considerable number of data breaches. Typically, these incidents occur when […]
MEPs incredulous at Privacy Shield’s recent high marks
In a presentation to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday, Tiina Astola painted a […]