Australia’s anti-encryption collision with GDPR sub-processing
On Dec. 6, Australia passed a surprising law with a global impact on privacy. The new law requires any Australian […]
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Everything Is PII
When the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect last year, it, among other things, expanded the […]
GDPR Will Pick Up Momentum In 2019
Data protection authorities (DPAs) across Europe have their hands full fielding an influx of inbound grievances. The number of data […]
What We Can Learn About Online Privacy From Climate Change
Deleting accounts and giving up on offending services can be good moves. But let’s be realistic: They’re small measures when […]
The four scenarios of Data Protection and a no deal Brexit
With Brexit talks still up in the air, Data Protection People look at the several scenarios that could play out […]
Apple chief calls for laws to tackle ‘shadow economy’ of data firms
Apple’s chief executive has called for regulation to tackle the “shadow economy” of data brokers – intermediaries who trade in […]
Six months on from GDPR
Now that six months have passed since GDPR came into effect. Still, according to recent survey, some 70% of surveyed […]
Nine cyber predictions for 2019
Without a doubt 2018 will be remembered as the year of GDPR – among the cyber security community at least. […]
The Internet Is A Privacy Disaster. But We Still Don’t Know How To Talk About It.
We know our data has been left vulnerable, or sold, or misused. But do we really understand what that means […]
Beware Big Tech’s Data Privacy Doublespeak
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty inveighed against big tech companies abusing people’s data at a privacy conference in Brussels. Now IBM […]
The value of consent and user preference
The GDPR and related legislation are a direct response to the growing consumer need for transparency in data usage – […]
‘Right to be forgotten’ by Google should apply only in EU, says court opinion
The “right to be forgotten”, which enables claimants to request the removal of links to irrelevant or outdated online information […]