Sweden scrambles to tighten data security as scandal claims two ministers
Six state agencies being checked after leak of sensitive data potentially including information on people in witness protection. Source: Sweden […]
GDPR News
Embedded chips and privacy and security considerations
“Cyborgification” raises a host of ethical questions, but employer-driven “chipping” poses at least three immediate challenges. Source: Embedded chip on […]
CIPL and AvePoint Launch Second Annual GDPR Organizational Readiness Survey
With less than one year to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into force, the Centre for […]
Half of apps fail to protect children data
More than 50 percent of Google Play apps targeted at children under 13—we examined more than 5,000 of the most popular (many […]
Why real estate agents should think about the privacy implications of the smart home
With Roomba’s new data mapping feature flooding the news, it’s worth discussing the implications of the growing smart home ecosystem […]
ICO warns workers about illegally sharing other people’s personal information
The ICO has warned employees about the potential consequences of illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as […]
Polish industry groups raise concerns with ePrivacy reform
Eight Polish organisations addressed two Polish ministries and Polish members of the European Parliament with their concerns about the draft […]
European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states. Source: […]
Why a Data Privacy Officer isn’t the solution for GDPR
Applying a customer identity and access management platform to your organisation could better prepare your business for GDPR. Source: Why […]
Ireland to set ‘digital age of consent’ at 13
Ireland is required to harmonise its laws with a European directive on data protection. Source: Cabinet agrees to set ‘digital […]
Nevada Enacts Website Privacy Notice Law
Recently, Nevada enacted an online privacy policy law which will require operators of websites and online services to post a […]
Royal Free Undertaking exposes weakness in data protection enforcement regime
The ICO’s enforcement (or lack of enforcement depending on your view) in the Royal Free/DeepMind case has divided the data […]