EU Law Analysis: Data Retention is still here to stay, for now…
This post critically analyses the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Tom Watson and Others v Secretary of State for the […]
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PNR Agreements between Fundamental Rights and National Security
On July 26, 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued Opinion 1/15 (the Opinion of the Advocate General on […]
Israeli tech firm undercuts facial recognition to bolster privacy
Riding the wave of a global push to comply with new privacy standards, a small Israeli company believes it can […]
New Hack Can Steal Data From Devices in Faraday Cages
Last year Wikileaks released documents detailing how attackers can compromise offline computers. This new study goes one step further, exposing […]
Your smartphone location can be tracked – even if you’ve turned off the GPS
Religiously turning off location services may not save you from having your smartphone tracked: a group of IEEE researchers have […]
UK: Patient privacy under threat from NHS Digital and Home Office data sharing agreement
NHS Digital has been sharing non-clinical patient information with the Home Office for immigration purposes. Read our blog looking at […]
The Autonomous Selfie Drone Is Here. Is Society Ready for It?
A start-up called Skydio has created a consumer drone that flies itself. Its tech is likely to become ubiquitous. Source: […]
French DPA publishes guidelines on connected vehicles
The compliance package has been elaborated in consultation with stakeholders from the automobile sector, businesses in the insurance and telecoms […]
EU moves to remove barriers to data flows in trade deals
The European Union will seek to break down barriers to the flow of data between businesses in future trade deals, […]
Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by German court
Facebook’s default privacy settings and use of personal data are against German consumer law, according to a judgement handed down […]
Employee who sold personal data to nuisance callers is fined
A former worker at an accident repair firm who downloaded and sold the personal data of motorists to nuisance callers […]
Luxembourg DPA approves the BCR of PayPal
The PayPal Group has adopted Binding Corporate Rules, which define its global data protection policy with regard to international transfers […]