Google ‘protecting ad revenue’ by blocking privacy standards
Google has voted against measures aimed at preserving web users’ privacy in what would have been an expansion of the […]
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Web feature developers need to pay more attention to privacy and security
Web feature developers are being warned to step up attention to privacy and security as they design contributions. Writing in […]
ICO issues draft code of practice on designing online services for children
Earlier this month, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office published a draft code of practice (“Code”) on designing online services for […]
European Commission Weighs in on the Side of Privacy in WHOIS
The European Commission (EC) has finally weighed in on the recommendations of ICANN’s Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP). The EPDP […]
EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Contractual Legal Basis for Data Processing of Online Services
On April 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data […]
EDPB seeks comments on its Guidelines on the processing of personal data for online services
The European Data Protection Board welcomes comments on the Guidelines 2/2019 on on the processing of personal data under Article […]
HTTPS Isn’t Always as Secure as It Seems
A surprising number of high-traffic sites have TLS vulnerabilities that are subtle enough for the green padlock to still appear. […]
ICO responds to Facebook call on governments to tighten internet regulation
The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham has spoken out following Mark Zuckerberg’s demands for governments to do more to control what […]
EU citizens being tracked on sensitive government sites
EU governments are allowing more than 100 advertising companies, including Google and Facebook, to surreptitiously track citizens across sensitive public […]
Chrome will soon make it harder for websites to spy on you
A new feature coming to Chrome in the near future will allow users to limit the kind of data certain […]
WebAuthn: What you need to know about the future of the passwordless Web
Hate passwords? We all do. So Microsoft, Google, and other browser makers have made WebAuthn to replace passwords with your […]
How to apply the GDPR data minimization principle to online sales
Online services and online sales are some of the areas that have potentially the most to gain and the most […]