Denmark wants to check students search history
Denmark’s Education Minister Merete Riisager has proposed a new law that encourages students to grant schools access to their personal […]
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Data Breaches Rose By 164% in First Half Of 2017
Companies have seen a “staggering” increase in data breaches, according to a study by Gemalto. Source: Data Breaches Rose By […]
The European Commission’s Privacy Shield Review Summarized
The European Commission, in its first review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, has determined that the U.S. is in […]
Government reiterates plans for EU-UK data flows post-Brexit
The UK government has reiterated its plans to establish an agreement with the remainder of the EU member states that […]
This store with nothing for sale wants to help you take control of your online privacy
Mozilla and Tactical Tech, the organisers of The Glass Room, call it “a tech store with a twist”, and its […]
New Ransomware ‘Bad Rabbit’ Spreading Quickly Through Russia and Ukraine
There’s a potentially massive new ransomware spreading in Eastern Europe. The malware, dubbed Bad Rabbit, has hit three Russian media outlets, […]
Equifax hack being probed by UK’s financial watchdog
The fallout from the massive Equifax hack, publicly disclosed last month, continues: Today the UK’s financial watchdog said it also […]
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU […]
Two class-action lawsuits seeking financial damages from Equifax
Months after the financial details of 8,000 Canadians were compromised in the Equifax breach, two class-action lawsuits are duelling to […]
China’s Voice Biometric Collection Threatens Privacy
The Chinese government is collecting “voice pattern” samples of individuals to establish a national voice biometric database. Unlike other types of […]
The Internet of Things in the Era of the GDPR
The Internet of Things is a term used more and more often. We discuss in this article what IoT is […]
Most organisations are unclear about data storage and transfer arrangements
Most privacy notices displayed on websites and mobile apps do not explain to consumers the country in which collected personal […]