US court cases reflects ‘social shift’ in how data is viewed
Two recent decisions in two different federal appeals courts regarding who has the right to sue over data breaches reflect […]
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How to disappear from the internet
Worried about what’s out there about you? You’re not alone. But is it even possible to become a digital ghost? […]
Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US
A hacker has provided Motherboard with the login details for a company that buys phone location data from major telecom […]
Snooping Amsterdam civil servants broke privacy laws with Facebook research
An analysis of the Facebook networks of trouble-making youngsters by the Amsterdam city authorities constituted a breach of privacy and […]
Publishers, ad tech firms scramble to comply with GDPR
With only weeks until GDPR takes effect, publishers and ad tech vendors are still addressing concerns of transparency and control. […]
Encrypted Genomic Data Means Privacy in Research
A new encryption tool could allow for massive genetic studies without having to reveal the identities of people who contributed […]
How Authentication Must Evolve in the Age of GDPR
In this age of mandatory data breach notifications across the United States, Australia and soon Europe – among other areas […]
Security community has its own encryption debate after discovery of new flaw
Security experts are at odds over how to respond to new research showing hackers could decrypt emails that were supposed […]
Domain Names and GDPR
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect across the EU on 25 May 2018, large amounts of WHOIS […]
From Cambridge Analytica to GDPR: Enter digital supply chain management
Together with the GDPR’s elaborate requirements for transparency, due diligence, risk analyses, documentation and security, this rude awakening should create […]
Google gives publishers controls to comply with EU privacy law
Google said on Tuesday it had updated its ad-serving platform, which is used by online publishers, allowing them to select […]
WHOIS Going to Deal with Cybersecurity: GDPR Edition
WHOIS, the system used for querying databases of information on domain name registrations and IP addresses, has been a vital […]