Telefonica Gives Consumers Control Over Some Data
Telefónica in Germany has announced a partnership with U.K. firm People.io to power an app in which the telco giant’s […]
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What do data protection and privacy look like in Macron’s republique?
As the smoke clears from the heated french presidential election, Emmanuel Macron is left standing but what does this victory […]
Can gender balance impact organizational security?
According to new research, age, experience, gender, and attitudes influence risky behaviors and security culture. CLTRe, a Norwegian security culture […]
UK plans real-time surveillance of internet users
The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper prepared by the […]
The Chief Privacy Officer Balancing Act
Security and privacy professionals have been taught to respect the confidentiality, availability and accuracy of data. However, what exactly is […]
Minority Report Becomes Reality?
Remember the movie “Minority report” where future police could spot a crime before it even happens? It may soon become […]
Google’s NightWatch Team Stands Between Users and Dark Places of the Internet
The NightWatch team at Google is unique not just at the internet giant, but for Silicon Valley overall, where an […]
The DPO role: A quick survey
The survey asked 10 questions, variously posed as Yes/No, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-box answers. The final two questions dealt with the […]
Rising to the Legal Challenges of Big Data
Big data analytics is used by businesses all around the world. Big data can help to make better decisions and improve […]
Russia’s Personal Data Localization Law: Expanding Enforcement
There was lot of confusion and concern about Russia’s personal data localization law that went into effect on September 1, 2015. […]
On Balancing Insider-Threat Protection and Employee Privacy
Insider attacks is serious threat to business. They are hard to detect and stop with traditional preventative controls. Cloud computing and […]
The state of privacy 2017: EDPS provides mid-mandate report
On May 4 European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, published his mid-mandate report “The state of privacy 2017: EDPS provides mid-mandate report”. […]