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 […]
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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 […]
The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protection
The Observer’s remarkable exposé of Cambridge Analytica must now bring down the curtain on the permissive environment for online electoral […]
We can’t allow big tech companies thwart the ‘right to remember’
The European Union recently adopted laws embodying a proposed “right to be forgotten,” to protect individuals from eternal memorialization of […]
Why Blockchain Technology Is the Answer for Big Data Regulation
With the upcoming EU regulations on big data in the form of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the […]
GDPR Compliance Requires Looking at the Big Customer Data Picture
Imagine the impact an organization would feel if it was legally obligated to fulfill 200 complex and comprehensive data requests […]
Why the GDPR Is Actually a Good Thing for Brands
In less than four months, the European Union data regulator will begin enforcing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
Marketers Are Missing the Point of GDPR — and the Opportunity
There is an uncomfortable and usually unspoken tension in the age of digital marketing: when we talk about “delivering a […]
EU e-privacy proposal risks breaking ‘Internet of Things’
The ‘Internet of Things’ – smart devices that transmit data over a network – offer myriad benefits to European society, […]
US Data Processors and GDPR Impact
On May 25, 2018 the EU will have the right to fine and regulate foreign “processors” of EU subject data, […]
GDPR: Seek re-consent or burn your contacts database, really?
GDPR tell you that you need to destroy your prized contacts database unless you can prove that you have consent […]