The Bootlegger, the Wiretap, and the Beginning of Privacy
How a Prohibition-era rum-runner ended up at the center of America’s evolving conception of Fourth Amendment rights. Source: The Bootlegger, […]
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Subscriber Capitalism vs. Subscriber Privacy
This post is about AT&T vs. Verizon. Frankly, it could be about any carrier who wants to deposition the others. […]
What Anthem’s Settlement Reveals About Future Data Breach Suits
Anthem’s decision to pay $115 million to settle a class action suit brought as a result of the 2015 data […]
White House says privacy lawsuit hurts voter fraud investigation
The Trump administration challenged a lawsuit that aims to prevent a White House panel investigating voter fraud from obtaining individual […]
The case for data-driven GDPR compliance
As we near the May 25, 2018, GDPR enforcement date, companies will promise solutions to meet the GDPR’s detailed and […]
Belgian DPA publishes recommendation on GDPR record keeping obligation
Belgian Data Protection Authority has published a recommendation on the records of processing activities. It aims to assist controllers and processors […]
Data protection in Africa: where do we stand one year before GDPR
Albeit essentially a European statute, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be applicable as of May, 25th […]
ICO publishes International Strategy to help protect UK public’s personal information in a global environment
The ICO has published its first ever International Strategy to help it meet overseas data protection challenges including increased globalism, […]
Four lessons NHS Trusts can learn from the Royal Free case
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust did not comply with the Data […]
FBI: 2016 Losses to Cybercrime Exceeded $1.3 Billion
Not exactly chump change, huh? Cybercrime is big business and the recently issued FBI 2016 Internet Crime Report makes that […]
Navigating data privacy risks in vendor contracting
Norton Rose Fulbright and the global risk advisory company Willis Towers Watson have created an interactive guide to the legal […]
To tackle Google’s power, regulators have to go after its ownership of data
The problem with regulating technology companies is that, faced with tough new rules, they can eventually innovate their way out, […]