Austrian DPA takes “result-oriented perspective” in data erasure decision
The Austrian data protection authority (‘DSB’) published, on 30 January 2019, its decision, dated 5 December 2018, on the right […]
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Oracle faces tough decisions regarding its data practices
Oracle has spent five years and billions of dollars getting really good at following people around the internet. However, its […]
German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]
German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]
Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. […]
Your VPN could be a privacy trap
When people turn to a VPN service, they expect full-on anonymity. Particularly when the VPN service says, “we do NOT […]
China hacked Norway’s Visma to steal client secrets
Hackers working on behalf of Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software firm Visma to steal secrets from its […]
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With FBI
The direct-to-consumer testing site quietly agreed last year to help federal investigators solve rapes and murders. The arrangement was not […]
Google Screenwise: An Unwise Trade of All Your Privacy for Cash
Imagine this: an enormous tech company is tracking what you do on your phone, even when you’re not using any […]
Fake DSARs: They’re a thing?
Privacy professionals charged with monitoring DSAR compliance report seeing some suspicious trends regarding such requests, some seemingly with nefarious motives. […]
Does anonymization or de-identification require consent under the GDPR?
Data de-identification has many benefits in the context of the EU General Data Protection Regulation . One of the recurring […]
Apple cracks down on Facebook after it paid teens for access to their data
Facebook paid users as young as 13 to install an app that gave the company access to everything their phone […]