Australia’s spyware law could expose phones to exploitation
Peter Dutton’s proposed legislation to expand the government’s surveillance capabilities into telecommunication devices through the inclusion of spyware risks could […]
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Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence
There’s an idea that once something is online, it is immortal, immutable, and almost impossible to contain. Here is a […]
Can Europe’s GDPR Save the Internet?
In an world increasingly driven by the ability of private companies and governments to collect vast amounts of personal data […]
Artificial Intelligence: The Robots Are Now Hiring
More and more companies are using artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to assess possible employees. But are these practices […]
Microsoft calls for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data
While governments engage with their citizens and with each other to address the challenges we face in our digital age, […]
Data protection if there’s no Brexit deal
If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place regarding future arrangements for data protection, […]
Consumers bear the cost of their privacy protection
The latest round of regulations placed on corporations to protect privacy will not protect us from the harm caused by […]
China is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its citizens
What may sound like a dystopian vision of the future is already happening in China. And it’s making and breaking […]
Brexit and data protection: Laying the odds
For those with responsibility for data protection compliance in the U.K. and abroad the question is a simple one: What […]
Google still allows third-party apps scan your Gmail data
Gmail lets third-party developers integrate services into its email platform, such as trip planners and custom relationship management systems. Developers may […]
Fitbit-based life insurance is a potential privacy and security nightmare
John Hancock is the first US insurance company to ditch traditional life insurance policies entirely in favor of “interactive life […]
EU warns Facebook it faces sanctions over ‘misleading’ T&Cs
European Commission has warned Facebook it will face sanctions unless it changes what it calls its “misleading” terms and conditions. Facebook […]