New UK Data Protection Bill to be published next month
Proposed new UK data protection laws are set to be outlined by the government in September, according to media reports. […]
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FTC Posts Second Blog in Its “Stick with Security” Series
On July 28, 2017, the FTC published the second blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously […]
How an online wedding registry in my name appeared out of thin air
It’s not so much secrecy, but our ability to control how we present ourselves in the world. Source: How an […]
It is easy to expose users’ secret web habits, say researchers
Porn browsing habits and confidential documents are found in supposedly anonymised data. Source: It is easy to expose users’ secret […]
The Guardian view on a Swedish scandal: the precedence of privacy
Governments forget at their peril that they must nowadays guard their citizens’ data as carefully as they guard their physical […]
The FTC and Industry Propose Best Practices for IoT Security Updates
How do you ensure that an Internet-connected sensor or device—often inexpensive and designed for lifespans of up to 20 years […]
CNIL issues first fine for data protection violations
French regulator CNIL has issued its first fine for violations of data protection laws, since it was given the power […]
UK House of Lords Recommends Pursuit of EU Adequacy Decision
On July 18, 2017, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU […]
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 […]
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 […]