Consent remains major ePrivacy sticking point for EU bodies
Consent has become one of the biggest questions surrounding where the ePrivacy Regulation winds up. Commission and Parliament believe consent is […]
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Why Privacy Regulations Don’t Always Do What They’re Meant To
Sweeping privacy regulations, in short, are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news, given the sad, arguably […]
Is the ICO’s view of “lawful processing” under the GDPR wrong?
What makes processing “lawful” under the GDPR? The Information Commissioner (ICO) has stated that the word “lawfulness” has general application, […]
GDPR Has Made Google Even More Dominant In Europe
Over the last few years, the EU has been screaming about the awfulness of evil large tech companies in the […]
Data Quality Management: the key to successfully implementing GDPR
If your data is not accurate, complete and consistent it can lead to major missteps when making business decisions. Gartner […]
When big companies are hacked, should they have to disclose it immediately?
That old truism from the Watergate affair also applies to the scandals plaguing some of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google+ […]
Why Data Privacy Based on Consent Is Impossible
Digital privacy philosopher Helen Nissenbaum goes deep on the fundamental flaws in data collection policies. Scott Berinato spoke with Nissenbaum about […]
Connected vehicles: first step towards an international agreement
The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (IWGDPT or so-called Berlin Group), has adopted a Working Paper on […]
EDPB: ICO too strict on data protection impact assessments
The opinion, issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), differs from guidance the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has […]
The user is the new security perimeter: let’s put them at the heart of our strategy
Unstructured data is the hackers’ new ‘black’ As modern working practices continue to develop and evolve, so technology and the […]
Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think
Governments seek to digitize their citizens in an effort to universalize government services, while the banking, travel, and insurance industries […]
How a new EU copyright law could weaken privacy and free speech
Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave its approval to the latest version of the EU Copyright Directive, an update […]