Paul Ford: Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency
It’s time for a digital protection agency. It’s clear ethics don’t scale, and it’s not just Facebook’s problem. Over and […]
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Are Cambridge Analytica’s psychometric insights all that insightful?
Facebook thinks I like snow and a small dog I’ve never heard of. What else has the data got wrong? […]
Data management isn’t just about compliance
The Australian business landscape is awash with new regulations and obligations surrounding privacy and data use. Between the mandatory data […]
The Guardian view on big tech: a new era needs new rules
Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are too big and too powerful. Regulation has to catch up with the changing character […]
The Facebook scandal isn’t just about privacy. Your economic future is on the line
If data is the new oil, the wells are in the hands of a few billionaires, and we need to […]
Data Analytics, App Developers, and Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse
Facebook has come under increased scrutiny in recent months, the social media giant’s efforts to protect its users’ data questioned. […]
Facebook did not kill privacy, it was already dead
The death of privacy is a chronicle of a death foretold. One of my favourite cartoons is the 1970 Newsweek […]
Is it time for US to regulate privacy?
n May, the European Union will begin to enforce a body of laws that it calls the General Data Protection […]
Forecasting Consent Threat Level in Europe
Consent for online data collection is a squirrelly topic in Europe right now. Leaving aside for the moment whether or […]
Brand owners beware: how GDPR will make online enforcement tougher
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018, and it will see the implementation […]
How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug
Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what could go […]
GDPR Prompts Data Analytics and Protection Trust
As the deadline for compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation approaches, IBM and Mastercard have created Truata, a […]