Human rights watchdog seeks details on Ireland surveillance data sharing
Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) – leading human rights watchdog – has asked the Irish government and security agencies […]
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Gloucester City Council fined by ICO for leaving personal information vulnerable to attack
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Gloucester City Council £100,000 after a cyber attacker accessed council employees’ sensitive personal information. […]
EU parliament panel recommends end-to-end encryption
The civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee of the European Parliament has released a draft proposal for new laws […]
U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield Remains Strong
Under the Trump Administration, the fundamental bases of the Privacy Shield remain unchanged. Source: U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield […]
Newly revived Wikipedia suit could reveal secrets of NSA surveillance program
Watch out, National Security Agency: Wikipedia’s coming after you. On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 […]
Privacy vs. Security: Experts Debate Merits of Each in Tech-Rich World
Experts in law and national security took turns making a case for and against encryption and access to personal devices […]
EU-US Privacy Shield annual review: privacy watchdog could issue separate report
An EU privacy watchdog has said it could issue its own report into the EU-US Privacy Shield following the conclusion […]
GPDR – the importance of self-assessment
The General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 which comes into force in May 2018, will […]
The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]
Will The Consent Collected Before GDPR Still Be Valid?
The “Guide on the Application of the European Personal Data Protection Regulation” published by the Italian DPA states, in the […]
Study Finds Students Will Give Up Their Friend’s Privacy for Free Pizza
98 percent of students gave away their friend’s email address for pizza, which is pretty astounding, because it’s just pizza. […]
Yellow Printer Dots Reveal Identity of NSA Leaker
Ars Technica reported (thanks Dave Ries) last week on how NSA leaker Leigh Winner was identified. When reporters at The […]