ICO warns workers about illegally sharing other people’s personal information
The ICO has warned employees about the potential consequences of illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as […]
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European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states. Source: […]
Royal Free Undertaking exposes weakness in data protection enforcement regime
The ICO’s enforcement (or lack of enforcement depending on your view) in the Royal Free/DeepMind case has divided the data […]
An Experiment in Detecting Cell Phone Surveillance
OTI launched a technical effort at Washington D.C.’s March for Science in April 2017 to monitor and detect “Stingray” devices. […]
What CJEU decision on PNR means for Privacy Shield and Brexit?
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its opinion on the proposed agreement between the EU and […]
European Court Halts Retention and Bulk Transfer of Passenger Data
The top EU Court has struck down an EU-Canada agreement on the processing of airline passenger records. The Passenger Name […]
What We Lose When the World Moves On From Email
Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian email thread shows the historical value and irresistible allure of a technology that continues to betray […]
The latest cyber attacks show why the cloud is safer
No major cloud provider has fallen victim to all the malware attacks of the last few years. What does that […]
Your Roomba May Be Mapping Your Home, Collecting Data That Could Be Sold
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robotic vacuum, is considering selling the mapping data the devices collect to a […]
Sweden Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly All Citizens
A Massive data breach in the Swedish Transport Agency Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly All Citizens. Source: Sweden Accidentally […]
Wire launches e2e encrypted team messaging in beta
End-to-end encrypted messaging platform Wire is targeting Slack’s territory with a new messaging for teams product, called Teams. Source: Wire launches […]
FTC to Provide Additional Insights on Reasonable Data Security Practices
As part of its ongoing efforts to help businesses ensure they are taking reasonable steps to protect and secure consumer […]