London police to use facial recognition software at Notting Hill carnival
Civil liberties groups say plan to scan faces of thousands of revellers at London event has no basis in law […]
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Verizon wants you to give up Web privacy—in exchange for movie tickets
Verizon targeted ads program shares lots of personal data. Source: Verizon wants you to give up Web privacy—in exchange for […]
EU privacy watchdog: Privacy shield should be temporary
European privacy watchdogs have received “a few” complaints about the privacy shield data transfer agreement with the United States since […]
When governments get data protection wrong
There have been a number of recent data breaches overseas which offer salutary lessons on how information held by governments […]
Facial recognition technology to replace passports at Australian airports
New technology will be rolled out at Australian airports that will eventually see the end of “known passengers” producing their […]
Cybersecurity for the travelling scientist
Virtual private networks, tracking apps and ‘burner’ laptops: how to protect sensitive data when you take your research on the […]
EU agency asks Commission to ‘avoid fragmentation’ in new cybersecurity plans
The EU needs to step up its cooperation between civil and military cybersecurity authorities when member states are attacked by […]
UK home secretary faces criticism for proposal to undermine encryption
UK Home secretary Amber Rudd faced a barrage of criticism after she warned social media and companies to break encryption. […]
Russia’s Telecom supervisors publishes privacy policy recommendations for data operators
On 31 July 2017 Russia’s Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (‘Roskomnadzor’) published, recommendations […]
Google tracks what you spend offline to prove its online ads work
Google’s advertising systems that connect people’s in-store purchases to their online browsing may face regulatory review – because the Chocolate […]
Data Management Is At The Heart Of Good Privacy Practice
Despite the way political leaders like to work, the internet means commercial border are fluid and permeable. That means businesses […]
Senators Introduce IoT Cybersecurity Bill
On August 1, 2017, Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by […]