AccuWeather caught sending user location data, even when location sharing is off
A security researcher has found that the popular weather app sends private location data without the user’s explicit permission to […]
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Bipartisan Senate legislation would modernize digital privacy
A group of senators introduced two bills today to modernize digital privacy. The current federal statutes derive from the Electronics […]
Amazon may give developers your private Alexa transcripts
According to sources reported by The Information, Amazon is currently looking at opening up this private transcript data to its […]
UK outlines proposals for shared approach on data protection
The document outlines how the UK is considering an ambitious model for the protection and exchange of personal data with […]
Data-hucksters beware: online privacy is returning
Next May, an EU regulation will enshrine the protection of personal data into law and not even Brexit is going […]
GDPR matchup: Argentina’s draft Data Protection Act
In this article Pablo Palazzi and Andrés Chomczyk of Allende & Brea compare Argentina’s draft Data Protection Act with the […]
Lawyers try to end warrantless smartphone searches at border
Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy at the border? The government has consistently argued no, but court cases […]
Data can shape behavior and solve bad health habits
Data which can track our psychological behavior is “something very powerful” and could help tackle unhealthy habits, according to the […]
Preparing for the unmanned vehicle revolution
From Uber’s self-driving car project to Amazon’s budding drone delivery service, it’s impossible to ignore the impact these “vehicles” are […]
Preparing for the unmanned vehicle revolution
From Uber’s self-driving car project to Amazon’s budding drone delivery service, it’s impossible to ignore the impact these “vehicles” are […]
Top tips for drafting global data protection terms
Here’s a challenge for privacy practitioners everywhere. Laws, by their nature, are national (or in some cases, like the GDPR, […]
What does it mean to be differentially private?
Back in June 2016, Apple announced it will use differential privacy to protect individual privacy for certain data that it […]