Facebook to appeal German data decision
Facebook has said it will appeal a decision by Germany’s main competition authority that serves to restrict its collection and […]
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How to avoid consent fatigue
Consent requests combined with the obligation of transparency aims to give back control to individuals over the use of their […]
Firms are focusing data encryption efforts in the wrong place
Businesses urgently need to review data storage infrastructures if they are to remain confident that they are meeting compliance regulations. […]
Oracle faces tough decisions regarding its data practices
Oracle has spent five years and billions of dollars getting really good at following people around the internet. However, its […]
Bavarian DPA Conducts Website Cookie Practices Sweep, Announces Fines under Consideration
Data Protection Authority (DPA) of the German state of Bavaria announced it was considering fining a number of companies under […]
The ‘security principle’ of GDPR and what to do to avoid the penalties of non-compliance
Google recently hit the headlines when it was fined €50 million by France for violating GDPR. It’s not the only […]
Google remain under ICO scrutiny for GDPR misdemeanours
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to work alongside regulators in Europe to establish whether Google has fallen foul of more […]
GDPR investigation begins after a filmmaker’s name is misspelt
The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) is looking into a potential breach of GDPR standards, after a filmmaker filed an […]
Securities Fraud Claims Get Boost From EU Data Privacy Rules
Investors have filed 14 class actions since January 2018 against companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc., alleging […]
EU DPAs urged to act against online ad auctions
Panoptykon Foundation, the Warsaw based digital rights organization, has joined in the complaints filed in the UK and Ireland in […]
ICO to investigate Google over GDPR violations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into whether Google has violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The UK’s […]
AI ethics and moving beyond compliance
The digital economy is at the center of a seismic change with the convergence of big data and artificial intelligence. […]