Data state of mind: Know your customer, know their data
Consumer data is a big deal — it affects the consumers who share data, the companies that collect and process […]
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Gene pattern research prompts privacy concerns
A recent study by Stanford biologists unearths new evidence that a limited selection of a person or animal’s genetic information […]
Why Cross-Border Government Requests for Data Will Keep Becoming More Important
As explained in this post, technological developments are driving fundamental changes in the importance of cross-border government requests for data. […]
Google now knows when its users go to the store and buy stuff
Google is taking targeted advertising to a whole new level. It has started tu evaluate billions of credit-card transaction records to prove that its […]
WSJ Privacy Test: Who Can See Your Personal Data?
People would care more about privacy if they knew how exposed they already are online, says WSJ Personal Tech columnist […]
DEA Used Malware Without Laying Out Privacy Risks
According to a Freedom of Information request, the DEA does not have any Privacy Impact Assessments related to using Hacking […]
1Password adds a ‘travel mode’ to keep your passwords safe at the border
1Password received a handy new feature last week that allows the app to temporarily remove all passwords, credit cards, and […]
The next big personal data attack waiting to happen…
With data security of all organisations under significant threat from external actors, all organisations need to review the security of […]
ICO: Open banking ‘a key way’ for banks to meet data portability duties under the GDPR
The adoption of open banking could help payment service providers (PSPs) meet their obligations under new EU data protection laws, […]
New tools safeguard Census data about where you live and work
A team led by Duke University, in collaboration with the Census Bureau, has developed new methods that enable people to […]
Germany′s highest court rules IP addresses may be saved in interest of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity takes priority over a person’s data protection rights in some cases, the Federal Court has ruled. This specifically refers […]
Cyber attack eases, hacking group threatens to sell code
Shadow Brokers, the group that has taken credit for that leak, threatened on Tuesday to release more recent code to […]