Ottawa plans to fine companies that fail to report data breaches
Canadian companies that try to hide data breaches could soon face fines under new regulations being proposed by the federal […]
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Online privacy, building trust in the digital age
One of the most pressing challenges in our Digital Single Market project (DSM) is to create an online environment that […]
How Your Internet Activity Is Being Watched
While news of data leaks and malware attacks seem to be on the upswing, there are forms of web surveillance […]
GDPR: setting the record straight on data breach reporting
Misleading press stories have claimed that all breaches will need to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office and customers […]
Ad industry attacks Safari effort to protect online privacy
A feature in Apple’s upcoming browser makes it harder for advertisers to track us online. That will “sabotage” the internet, […]
UK DPA advises businesses to review their data processing contracts
Businesses have been advised to review their existing data processing contracts to ensure that they comply with new EU data […]
EU Council Publishes Proposed Amendments on Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On September 8, 2017, the Council of the European Union published its proposed revisions to the draft ePrivacy Regulation, which […]
EU looks to extra spending, diplomacy to bolster cyber security
The European Commission wants to bolster cyber security in the EU by increasing investment in technology, setting stricter consumer safeguards […]
Apple is facing privacy questions from the Senate on iPhone X, Face ID
Sen. Al Franken wants to know how Apple will handle law enforcement requests. Source: Apple is facing privacy questions from […]
Acxiom’s European Privacy Officer (Mostly) Demystifies GDPR
GDPR was supposed to establish what sort of data sites can collect without asking for an opt-in. However, a part of […]
Study finds more than third of global orgs unsure if GDPR compliant
A recent study found 37 percent of global organizations are unsure if they need to comply with the EU’s GDPR […]
Europe’s top court must rule on UK spies’ bulk powers
The oversight court for the UK’s intelligence agencies has said Europe’s top court should rule on the legality of powers […]