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. […]
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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 […]
The Birth And Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images
Humans do have an instinctual desire for privacy. However, for 3,000 years, cultures have nearly always prioritized convenience and wealth […]
New Austrian Data Protection Act implementing GDPR passed the Austrian Parliament
The first draft of the new Austrian Data Protection Act, which had been long awaited in view of the already […]
German court rules bosses can’t use keyboard-tracking software to spy on workers
Are bosses going too far when they use spy software to track employees’ every keystroke? Apparently yes, according to a […]
House of Commons publishes briefing paper on Brexit and data protection
The House of Commons Library, which aims to provide impartial research and analysis to MPs and their staff, has published […]
Adsquare Intros Cross-Device Matching With Device IDs As The Foundation
Mobile data exchange adsquare is proposing an alternative method to cross-device matching: starting with device IDs rather than cookies as […]
Amazon suspends sales of Blu phones due to privacy concerns
Following a report that some Blu phones use an app that collects your data, Amazon has made them unavailable on […]
Checking that pesky ‘data mapping’ box
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has produced a helpful six-step methodology for organizations preparing to comply with the EU’s […]