White House says its federal agencies can’t keep track of their own data
Most federal agencies have no way of effectively detecting when data is stolen, found a new, 22-page report published by […]
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Why a DNA data breach is much worse than a credit card leak
Why would hackers want DNA information specifically? And what are the implications of a big DNA breach? One simple reason is […]
Justice ministers divided over proposal for police access to real-time data
National justice ministers are pushing to create new powers for law enforcement authorities to intercept communication data in real time […]
CJEU ruling causes “difficulty for fan page operators in fulfilling all data protection obligations”
7 June 2018 The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) issued, on 5 June 2018, its ruling (‘the […]
First court decision on GDPR
Only five days after the GDPR became applicable, the first German court, the Regional Court ( Landgericht ) Bonn (in […]
Can Digital Assistants Work without Prying into Our Lives?
Personalized AI requires personal data. Apple, Google and others say they can now grab more of it while keeping privacy […]
EDPB outlines how businesses should approach data transfers
New European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published new guidance intended to help businesses comply with the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Researchers develop AI that can defeat facial recognition systems
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an adversarial neural network that can defeat facial recognition systems. Researchers claim that […]
GDPR attacks: First Google, Facebook, now activists go after Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn
Just days after the new law comes into force, privacy activists add more tech giants to their list of GDPR […]
Data Class Actions: The Era of Mass Data Litigation
Class actions are commonplace in the United States but relatively rare in Europe. The European Union wants to change that, […]
Facial matching system risks racial bias
Facial matching technology proposed by the government risks racial bias and would have a chilling effect on the right to […]
Police trial AI software to help process mobile phone evidence
Artificial intelligence software capable of interpreting images, matching faces and analysing patterns of communication is being piloted by UK police […]