Dark future of data wars inevitable unless consumers push back
The online campaign to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election is a prelude to a dark future where data will […]
opinion
When Obscurity Is Not a Defense
Many organizations facing a data-security incident struggle to understand how or why their organization was targeted in an attack. Most […]
Deep Fakes: A Looming Crisis for National Security, Democracy and Privacy?
Manipulating images, sound, or video to convincingly mislead the public could take so-called “fake news” to a new level. Recent […]
Are the Standard Contractual Clauses Enough?
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is arguably the most comprehensive – and complex – data privacy regulation […]
Article 29 Working Party Comments on FATCA
Article 29 Working responded to a letter on effect of U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on European citizens […]
GDPR + e-Privacy = :-(
At some point in your life, you’ve probably had the experience of meeting someone who you feel you ought to […]
The Argument Against a Mobile Device Backdoor for Government
The ‘responsible encryption’ demanded by law enforcement and some politicians will not prevent criminals ‘going dark’; will weaken cyber security […]
Is it time to crack down on facial recognition?
At least half of American adults have their photo in a facial recognition network that authorities can search without a […]
The Tories claim the data protection bill will make us safer. That’s not true.
The government’s growing store of personal details allows automatic adjudication on crucial aspects of our lives, writes Diane Abbott, the […]
The General Data Protection Regulation Could Be A Big Opportunity
Ever since the European Union announced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — a sweeping new set of data privacy […]
UN Privacy Rapporteur releases Draft Legal Instrument on Government-led Surveillance and Privacy
On 10 January 2018 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, released the Draft Legal […]
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? A Lot, if You’ve Won $560 Million
As a court considers whether to let the winner of a huge lottery jackpot remain anonymous, people are offering to […]