How Facebook’s Scandal Impacted Privacy Regulation
Facebook’s data harvesting scandal rocked the privacy world earlier this year, in part because the incident occurred at a time […]
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Classified: The Art of Restricting Personal Data
Despite our hesitation, we routinely provide the very same personal information to both critical and noncritical requests. We shouldn’t. Personal […]
Here’s why the first GDPR fines could still be months away
It’s been three months since the introduction of the European Union’s much-heralded General Data Protection Regulation, which gives the bloc’s […]
EU regulation will drive U.S. banks to embrace FinTech or lose market share
Along with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gave citizens the right to control the use of personally […]
How GDPR is shaping global data protection
The EU’s global clout is forcing companies around the world to review their privacy arrangements. And some countries and regions […]
It Shouldn’t Take GDPR to Prioritize Privacy by Design
With GDPR now live, Privacy by Design (PbD) has taken center stage, as the landmark 99-article legislation requires companies serving […]
Changing responsibility around control and protection of data
The digital economy, the technology supporting it and the data fuelling it are growing at an exponential pace (some even […]
Data transfers to the UK post Brexit
In a post-Brexit world where the UK is no longer part of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the UK will […]
Data breach notifications may facilitate identity theft
It is a serious claim that data breach notification letters may facilitate identity theft. The steps are not complicated and […]
We underestimate the threat of facial recognition technology at our peril
Data could be used to draw conclusions about who you are, what you believe, what you have done – and […]
Big Tech should seize the chance to shape regulation
Silicon Valley’s move-fast-and-break-things model has succeeded, and former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says it’s Big Tech’s responsibility — and opportunity […]
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 […]