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 […]
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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 […]
Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Securely Wipe Your Computer
Many people crossing the U.S. border are concerned about the amount of power that the government has asserted to search […]
FTC Launches Series of Blog Posts on “Reasonable Steps” to Protect Consumer Data
On July 21, 2017, the FTC announced its publication of “Stick with Security,” a series of blog posts on reasonable […]
An Experiment in Detecting Cell Phone Surveillance
OTI launched a technical effort at Washington D.C.’s March for Science in April 2017 to monitor and detect “Stingray” devices. […]
What CJEU decision on PNR means for Privacy Shield and Brexit?
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its opinion on the proposed agreement between the EU and […]
European Court Halts Retention and Bulk Transfer of Passenger Data
The top EU Court has struck down an EU-Canada agreement on the processing of airline passenger records. The Passenger Name […]
What We Lose When the World Moves On From Email
Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian email thread shows the historical value and irresistible allure of a technology that continues to betray […]
The latest cyber attacks show why the cloud is safer
No major cloud provider has fallen victim to all the malware attacks of the last few years. What does that […]
Your Roomba May Be Mapping Your Home, Collecting Data That Could Be Sold
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robotic vacuum, is considering selling the mapping data the devices collect to a […]
Sweden Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly All Citizens
A Massive data breach in the Swedish Transport Agency Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly All Citizens. Source: Sweden Accidentally […]