Germany bans children’s ‘smart’ watches over surveillance concerns
Telecoms regulator urges parents to destroy the devices, which have been used to listen in on classroom lessons. Source: Germany […]
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Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled
Android phones are tracking your location even if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t […]
Australia could allow firms to buy access to facial recognition data
The federal government is considering allowing private companies to use its national facial recognition database for a fee, documents released […]
As mass data collection becomes the norm, concerns about surveillance are growing
As our urban areas expand at an alarming rate, mass data collection appears to be the only way of keeping […]
No boundaries: Exfiltration of personal data by session-replay scripts
This is the first post in our “No Boundaries” series, in which we reveal how third-party scripts on websites have […]
Data breach management: how not to do it
The theft of personal data by malicious employees or third parties does not have to be a disaster. With appropriate […]
EFF launches Panopticlick 3.0
Today we’re launching a new version of Panopticlick , an EFF site which audits your browser privacy protection. Conceived to […]
How to address the challenge of monetizing personal data
Estimations of the value of the digital economy range from nearly 3 trillion dollars to 8 trillion on the high […]
How to manage risks of data breaches under GDPR
For many organisations, the headline news from the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) has been the substantially more significant sanctions […]
Moscow says Twitter ready to store data on Russian servers
Twitter has agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers located within Russia in order to comply […]
Organizations must inform users about privacy breaches
By now everyone should be familiar with the phenomenon of massive data breaches. It’s no longer news when you can […]
Google Docs Glitch That Locked Out Users Underscores Privacy Concerns
Some users received alerts on Tuesday that they had violated Google’s terms of service, and were subsequently stopped from accessing […]