New UK law could criminalise uncovering personal data abuses
New law would cripple researchers uncovering abuses of personal data while doing nothing to stop the spread of poorly anonymised […]
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UK watchdog seeks to quell fears about heavy fines under the GDPR
Businesses that are responsible for “minor infringements” of new EU data protection laws shortly after they come into effect will […]
Rising Demands for Data Localization a Response to Weak Data Protection Mechanisms
Don’t Trust Data Localization Exceptions in Trade Agreements to Guarantee Protection of Personal Data The digital economy relies on cross-border […]
Biometrics changing the way governments address data security, privacy
Accenture has published a new research report that finds that biometrics and advanced analytics are helping to revolutionize the way […]
Airlines Are Giving Your Face to Homeland Security
Cameras photograph travelers, capture their data, and scan it against databases. Even the feds say there’s a risk it could […]
Center for Democracy & Technology releases Digital Decisions Tool
The engineers and product managers who design these systems are the first line of defense against unfair, discriminatory, and harmful […]
Belgian Privacy Commission opposes keeping fingerprints for 20 years
The Privacy Commission has opposed a change in the legislation on the automated handling of personal data collected through Belgian […]
Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA
Researchers planted a working hacker exploit in a physical strand of DNA. Source: Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of […]
The Fate of Online Trust in the Next Decade
Many experts say lack of trust won’t hinder increased public reliance on the internet. Some expect trust to grow as […]
Microsoft to improve blockchain privacy
Microsoft is working to address some of the current limitations of enterprise blockchain with a new cross-platform framework designed to […]
This AI System Can Diagnose Depression From Instagram Photos
Researchers created a machine-learning algorithm that was able to identify clinical depression with 70 percent accuracy, while human general practitioners […]
What NAFTA negotiations mean for your personal data
Governments can – and increasingly are – using the cloud. But where should the data be physically stored and how should […]