Blockchain technology is on a collision course with EU privacy law
Those who have heard of “blockchain” technology generally know it as the underpinning of the Bitcoin virtual currency, but there […]
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What the GDPR will mean for companies tracking location
The tracking of people’s location is becoming an increasingly useful tool for many businesses, whether they want to use it […]
Vodafone to track users in Ghana to halt spread of epidemics
Vodafone is partnering with the government of Ghana to share the movements of its customers to help track and contain […]
Malicious botnets responsible for 40% of global login attempts
In the fourth quarter of 2017, a spike in the use of botnets for credential abuse was noted as 7.3 […]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in United States v. Microsoft
Today, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case with major implications for the privacy profession. The dispute […]
Luxembourg DPA Publishes Data Breach Reporting Form
On February 12, 2018, the Luxembourg data protection authority ( Commission nationale pour la protection des donées , “CNPD”) published […]
PII May No Longer Be The Third Rail Of Ad Tech
In the past, if you mentioned personally identifiable information (PII) to someone in the ad tech ecosystem, they might cringe […]
Europe seeks power to seize overseas data in challenge to tech giants
The European Union is preparing legislation to force companies to turn over customers’ personal data when requested even if it […]
Your Company Collects Tons of Data: Now What?
There’s a general belief that if you want a successful business, you must start collecting data—and lots of it. Data […]
Vietnam’s new internet law will require data be stored locally
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) thinks it is killing two birds with one stone by passing new laws regulating […]
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this […]
US Supreme Court weighs Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
A major privacy rights fight between Microsoft and the Justice Department reaches the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices […]