Democrats plan to push privacy rules after Facebook hearings
House Democrats plan to use this week’s Facebook hearings as the starting point for an aggressive push for privacy legislation, […]
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McAfee: 26% of companies have suffered cloud data theft
Enterprises are moving their data to the cloud, but not everybody is certain that the cloud is as secure as […]
DNS: Strengthening the Weakest Link in Internet Privacy
For many, the conversation about online privacy centers around a few high-profile companies, and rightly so. We consciously engage with […]
Digital Advertising, Online Content, and Privacy
In late 2017, the Network Adwertising Initiative (NAI) was given the opportunity to apply for a pilot survey program in […]
The 11 key considerations in Schrems II, in laymen’s terms
The lengthy Schrems II case decided by the Irish High Court in October 2017 left open which questions would be […]
Cambridge Analytica scandal ‘highlights need for AI regulation’
Britain needs to lead the way on artificial intelligence regulation, in order to prevent companies such as Cambridge Analytica setting […]
Is All Personal Data Equal Under The Law?
Until very recently, most ad tech companies based their entire privacy programs on the notion that they don’t collect personal […]
EU privacy watchdogs to look into harvesting of data from social media
European Union privacy watchdogs will look deeper into the harvesting of personal data from social networks for economic or political […]
The privacy pro’s guide to explainability in machine learning
With the GDPR’s implementation date looming, there has been much discussion about whether the regulation requires a “right to an […]
Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row
A Russian court on Friday ordered the blocking of a popular messaging app, Telegram, after it rejected to share its […]
Facebook users aren’t changing their privacy settings, despite uproar
Since the Cambridge Analytica fallout, there have been demands for change, hearings and even a #DeleteFacebook campaign. But it turns […]
Google loses landmark ‘right to be forgotten’ case
A businessman has won his legal action to remove search results about a criminal conviction in a landmark “right to […]