Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent Crime
Citizens may object to their social media mining by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe. Police […]
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Essential structures for GDPR compliance
The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation will go into force May 25, after six years of preparation. The main […]
Assessing the European Commission’s E-Evidence Proposals on Ten Human Rights Criteria
Earlier this week, CDT issued a list of 10 human rights criteria the the E-Evidence Directive and Regulation should meet. […]
The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All
For years, Facebook has left a privacy setting on its site that addresses a problem that no longer exists. But […]
A Short History of Mark Zuckerberg’s Privacy Gaffes at Facebook
Facebook has been updating its privacy settings for more than a decade. Will this time be different? Maybe these tools […]
Ethics Education in Data Science
Data scientists in academia and industry are increasingly recognizing the importance of integrating ethics into data science curricula. Recently, a […]
DPO Confessional: Think globally, but direct market locally
Applying the consent basis to data processing has territorial implications. Unfortunately, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation contains some ambiguity […]
DNS: Strengthening the Weakest Link in Internet Privacy
For many, the conversation about online privacy centers around a few high-profile companies, and rightly so. We consciously engage with […]
Cambridge Analytica scandal ‘highlights need for AI regulation’
Britain needs to lead the way on artificial intelligence regulation, in order to prevent companies such as Cambridge Analytica setting […]
Is a decentralized ‘web 3.0’ the answer to our privacy concerns?
To many privacy professionals, a “user-centered internet for individuals” would only exist in a perfect utopian world. Yet, as the […]
Why ISO 27001 is integral to data protection compliance
With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’s compliance deadline looming, any organisation that processes EU residents’ data will likely […]
Five things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook hearing
The CEO’s privacy is as vulnerable as ours, and the social network faces a regulation battle. His data was sold to […]