FBI Warns of Privacy Risks with Internet-Connected Toys
The FBI released a Public Service Announcement warning consumers about the privacy risks of internet-connected toys. Source: FBI Warns of […]
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White House releases sensitive personal information of voters worried about their sensitive personal information
President Trump signed an executive order on May 11, initiating an investigation into voter suppression and election fraud. Here’s what […]
CJEU to hint at Privacy Shield, Brexit’s future next week
The Court of Justice of the European Union will next week give its opinion on “the agreement envisaged between Canada […]
UK government urged to avoid data transfers ‘cliff edge’ at point of Brexit
The UK government has been urged to take steps to avoid a potential “cliff edge” ending to transfers of personal […]
U.S. Customs Says It Cannot Search Cloud Data at the Border
The letter by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) acting commissioner Kevin McAleenan written in response to a set of […]
The Privacy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles
This is the first of a two-part series discussing the privacy and security issues associated with the widespread use of […]
US Companies Create Principles for Cybersecurity Risk Ratings
On June 20, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that a consortium of more than two dozen chamber member […]
Ways to Prevent & Prepare for Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware was involved in 10 percent of the 450 breaches handled by our Privacy and Data Protection team in 2016. […]
Teenagers on privacy
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPR) publishes on his blog teenagers views on privacy issues. Source: Teenagers on privacy – European […]
ICO’s Publishes Its Annual Report for 2016/17
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its annual report for 2016/17. The report includes the ICO’s annual operational performance statistics which […]
How can we stop algorithms telling lies?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they’re wrong – […]
Biased Algorithms Are Everywhere, and No One Seems to Care
The big companies developing them show no interest in fixing the problem. Source: Biased Algorithms Are Everywhere, and No One […]