Ireland proposes draft data retention bill in response to CJEU decisions
12 October 2017 The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, published, on 3 October 2017, the general scheme of […]
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Possible security risk affects 750,000 Estonian ID-cards
An international team of researchers detected a vulnerability potentially affecting digital use of Estonian ID cards issued since October 2014. […]
Accenture Data Leak Exposed 137 GB’s of Highly Sensitive Data online
One of the worlds largest consulting firm “Accenture” owned four biggest cloud-based storage servers left openly in public without securing […]
Dubai International Airport will replace ID checks with a facial recognition aquarium
In a world in which people are increasingly willing to trade privacy for convenience, facial recognition seems to be a […]
How “anonymous” wifi data can still be a privacy risk
The thorny issue of tracking of location data without risking individual privacy is very neatly illustrated via a Freedom of […]
On monetizing personal information: A series
Estimations of the value of the digital economy range from nearly 3 trillion dollars to 8 trillion on the high […]
Why BCR are the future of global data flows
On October 3 rd , 2017, the Irish High Court issued a decision to refer questions on the adequacy of […]
People Are More Likely To Share Info In Emails Than On Dates
People trust email with their personal information more than they do dates, judging by a survey by Echoworx. Source: People […]
Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think
In the wake of the massive Equifax system compromise, in which the personal information of at least 145 million people […]
The End of Privacy
The Yahoo breach is another reminder that the right to privacy is dying, if not already dead. Source: The End […]
Practical Approaches to Big Data Privacy Over Time
In this article, we examine a range of longterm data collections, conducted by researchers in social science, in order to […]
Congressman Wants US to Part With Europe on Data Privacy
As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure. Source: Congressman Wants U.S. […]