Big tech is still violating your privacy
Bullying customers into relinquishing data is not consent. Under the GDPR, a contract cannot be used to obtain consent. Some major […]
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Highest reported breaches ever according to ICO annual report
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released its annual report for 2017 – 2018. One of the most obvious […]
Businesses urged to create Brexit contingency plans for data transfers
EU data protection law puts restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Businesses […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity
Collection of latest research, publications and reports on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity.
CNIL goes after smaller firms on GDPR compliance
Google and Facebook may have bullseyes on their backs in Europe, but it’s two mid-sized French startups that received the […]
Irish DPA receives over 1,100 reports of data breaches under GDPR
More than 1,100 reports of data breaches involving people’s personal information have been received by the Data Protection Commission in […]
Is GDPR an immovable block to blockchain?
A report has claimed that GDPR could hinder innovation in blockchain within Europe. If that is right, then this could […]
Jourová Puts Trump administration on notice with letter to America
Věra Jourová, The EU Commissioner for Justice, has written to the US Commerce Secretary, warning that the US has three […]
Supreme Court to hear Facebook appeal over data transfers referral
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an unprecedented appeal by Facebook over a High Court judge’s decision to refer […]
ePrivacy rapporteur furious over Austria’s limited ambition
The European Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the ePrivacy Regulation has responded with fury to the news that the Austrian presidency […]
EDPB adopts letter regarding the PSD2 Directive
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a letter on behalf of the EDPB Chair addressed to Sophie in’t Veld […]
After Google’s $5B Antitrust Fine, Will GDPR Enforcement Be Next?
Google was hit with a $5.1 billion fine by the European Union on Wednesday for antitrust practices around the Android […]