UK seeks early ‘adequacy decision’ from the EU over post-Brexit data transfers
The UK government has called on the EU to recognise the UK’s data protection framework as aligned with its own […]
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Supreme Court judgement marks “the end of the beginning” for privacy in India
31 August 2017 The Supreme Court of India (‘the Court’) issued, on 24 August 2017, its ruling in Justice K […]
Surprising stats on third-party vendor risk and breach likelihood
The statistics on third-party breaches vary widely, and it’s clear that organizations have trust issues when it comes to third […]
The CIA Uses Bogus Software Upgrade to Steal Data from the FBI, DHS and NSA
Cynical as I am, I was still astonished to read the August 25 th report from ZDNet recounting the latest […]
Uber Ends Its Controversial Post-Ride Tracking Of Users’ Location
The practice caused immediate privacy concerns when the ride-hailing company added it in November. Users will regain the option to […]
Spokeo lawsuit highlights challenge of protecting privacy in digital age
The case involves a Pasadena company called Spokeo, which operates a “people search” website that instantaneously pulls together info from […]
You Can Now Buy the Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Monero Offline With Cash
‘LocalMonero’ wants buying Monero to be even more anonymous. Source: You Can Now Buy the Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Monero Offline With […]
UK police hold more than 20 million facial recognition images
Criticism mounts over government delays in bringing the “privacy intruding” surveillance technology under legal control. Source: Police hold more than […]
Machines Learn a Biased View of Women
Algorithms showed a tendency to associate women with shopping and men with shooting. Source: Machines Learn a Biased View of […]
Europe’s next competition clash: Online data
Monopoly watchdogs appear to want to treat tech giants like state-owned water or energy utilities, which could be legally fraught. […]
Your broadband provider can use your smart devices to spy on you
We knew hackers can use our voice assistants, baby monitors and even vibrators to put us under surveillance. But broadband […]
The age of artificial intelligence surveillance is here
AI is getting extremely good at identifying people, objects, and actions taking place in videos. Source: The age of artificial […]