Spanish court rules doping tests don’t violate privacy
Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal by runner Marta Dominguez which claimed that blood-doping tests had violated her […]
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Homomorphic Encryption Signals the Future for Socially Valuable Research on Private Data
Encryption has become a cornerstone of the technologies that support communication, commerce, banking, and myriad other essential activities in today’s […]
I Paid to Find Out Everything a Data Broker Knows About Me
Data brokers collect and sell people’s personal information. How accurate is what they find? Source: I Paid to Find Out […]
Intel CEO Krzanich: Self-driving cars will double as security cameras
In addition to improvements in productivity and eliminating things like traffic, driverless cars will be good for security, he said. […]
Scientists Are Debating Whether Animals Have a Right to Privacy
A growing number of scientists are deliberately concealing tracking data to protect their location. Source: Scientists Are Debating Whether Animals […]
Apple uses machine learning to improve privacy
At the 2017 WWDC in San Jose, Apple executive Craig Federighi announced updates to its consumer OS with new privacy […]
Reasonable Retention Of Personal Information: The Compliance Advantage Of Risk-Based Polices And Procedures For Information Governance
A recent privacy breach case in Canada offers practical guidance for organizations anywhere to avoid the over-retention of personal data. […]
Is Apple Jumping Into The Ad Blocking Fray … Again?
Apple is rolling out products to cut down on autoplay video and retargeting. Source: Is Apple Jumping Into The Ad […]
EU ePrivacy Regulation Proposal Falls Short of Parliament’s Expectations
The European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs commissioned a study to assess the European Commission’s draft […]
Whistleblower Snowden warns of looming mass surveillance in Japan
Edward Snowden, who exposed extensive U.S. surveillance programs in 2013, warned this week that Japan may be moving closer to […]
Congress Fast-Tracks Bill That Would Give DHS Agencies Access To NSA Collections
As a parting gift to the incoming president, Barack Obama approved information-sharing rules which gave sixteen federal agencies access to […]
Using your face or finger as a boarding pass
Two months ago, we reported on the first deployments of biometric technologies for passenger processing at some European airports and […]