Machine learning as a service: Can privacy be taught?
Machine learning requires massive amounts of data to teach the model. But we’re often uploading that data to machine learning […]
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A blueprint to help business compliance leaders realize digital transformation
Digital transformation is more than a buzzword. It is the launchpad for companies across the economy transforming their business models […]
EU urged to act over social media and fake news
British commissioner wants more transparency and limits on harvesting data for political ends. A senior EU official has called for […]
No, Facebook, It’s Not about Security; It’s About Privacy
Finally, Mark Zuckerberg has spoken. The short version of his response? “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and […]
Advertising Association calls for ‘deep alignment’ of European data protection post-Brexit
The Advertising Association has unfurled its colours to the mast of continued ‘deep alignment’ between the UK and Europe on […]
Mozilla Presses Pause on Facebook Advertising
Mozilla is pressing pause on our Facebook advertising. Facebook knows a great deal about their two billion users — perhaps […]
GDPR and the evolution of data protection
How did we get to GDPR? This timeline looks at how data protection laws have evolved in recent decades, and […]
Furor erupts around Indian PM Modi’s app over alleged data sharing
Allegations that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official mobile application was sending personal user data to a third party without […]
U.S. to Seek Social Media Details From All Visa Applicants
The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and […]
Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed
Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” “subtle language that helps people stay searchable,” and […]
11 Tell-Tale Signs Your Accounts and Devices Have Been Hacked
No one likes getting hacked, and it’s generally true that the quicker you can spot something has gone awry, the […]
AggregateIQ: the obscure Canadian tech firm and the Brexit data riddle
Documents released last week shed more light on the puzzle of the company’s links to Cambridge Analytica. What Christopher Wylie […]