Schools Should Not Automatically Disclose Employees’ Information
When the chalk-face meets the thin blue line: handling police involvement with school staff. Source: Dealing with school employees who […]
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Article 29 Working Party Sets Deadline to Address Privacy Shield Concerns
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s official review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the […]
Privacy Shield (begrudgingly) here to stay! For now…
The Commission gave it the official (if lukewarm) ok in October, following the first annual review. Last week it was […]
Facebook Prevails In Privacy Battle Over Tracking Via ‘Like’ Button
A federal judge threw out allegations that Facebook violated users’ privacy by tracking them via the like button, even when […]
Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself?
As machine learning becomes more powerful, the field’s researchers increasingly find themselves unable to account for what their algorithms know […]
What Amazon Echo and Google Home Do With Your Voice Data
Like the idea of Amazon Echo and Google Home, but feel uneasy about all that recording? Here’s what they listen […]
Imgur confirms 1.7 million users hit by data breach
Image-sharing website Imgur has confirmed that the emails and passwords of 1.7 million users were compromised in 2014. Source: Imgur […]
Facebook discloses its advertising principles
Laying out the principles that guide our decision making when it comes to advertising across Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. Source: […]
Facebook’s ‘nude photo’ trial risks too much exposure
A few weeks ago, Facebook announced it would be asking Australian users to upload intimate photos of themselves. The idea […]
Hacker pleads guilty to huge Yahoo hack, admits helping Russia’s FSB
Three fellow co-defendants remain at large in Russia, unlikely to be extradited. Source: Hacker pleads guilty to huge Yahoo hack, […]
EU to intervene in Microsoft’s U.S. Supreme Court data protection case
The European Union is to make a submission to the U.S. Supreme Court in its hearing of the U.S. Department […]
The weakest link in protecting privacy? Personal staff
In addition to establishing best practices, building trust with employees is key, too. Source: The weakest link in protecting privacy? […]