Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation criticises draft Data Protection Act
The Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation SKS has expressed its objections to the draft amendment to the Data Protection Act (DSG), […]
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EDPS on the state of the Data Protection Union
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli on Privacy Shield, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and priorities of EDPS. Source: The State of […]
The future of encryption depends on WhatsApp’s battle with the UK
WhatsApp and the government of the United Kingdom are in a battle over the future of encryption, and there doesn’t […]
UK Data Protection Bill “adds extra layer of complexity” to GDPR
21 September 2017 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport published, on 14 September 2017, the Data Protection Bill […]
Marketers are increasingly targeting kids, causing privacy concerns
On the heels of receiving US$21 million in Series B funding, SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins explains why investment opportunities abound […]
Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers
Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in which the data requested is stored on overseas […]
AI Research Is in Desperate Need of an Ethical Watchdog
More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent […]
Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot easier
“Generative” neural networks teach themselves to guess realistic passwords. Source: Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot […]
Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software
Hackers have successfully breached CCleaner’s security to inject malware into the app and distribute it to millions of users. Security […]
AI can make justice truly blind — but not just yet
“Justice is blind.” It’s a wonderful concept that represents an even-handed legal system that is impartial and objective in equal measure. […]
Facial Recognition to Be Best Way to Unlock Your Next Phone?
Facial recognition is often discussed as a method law enforcement or private companies could use for identifying anyone from criminal […]
Never Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection
Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari […]