The Guardian view on data protection: a vital check on power
The UK government plans to harmonise our data protection laws with the EU’s. This is necessary and sensible, too. Source: […]
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The Guardian view on a Swedish scandal: the precedence of privacy
Governments forget at their peril that they must nowadays guard their citizens’ data as carefully as they guard their physical […]
Why a Data Privacy Officer isn’t the solution for GDPR
Applying a customer identity and access management platform to your organisation could better prepare your business for GDPR. Source: Why […]
Royal Free Undertaking exposes weakness in data protection enforcement regime
The ICO’s enforcement (or lack of enforcement depending on your view) in the Royal Free/DeepMind case has divided the data […]
FTC Launches Series of Blog Posts on “Reasonable Steps” to Protect Consumer Data
On July 21, 2017, the FTC announced its publication of “Stick with Security,” a series of blog posts on reasonable […]
What CJEU decision on PNR means for Privacy Shield and Brexit?
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its opinion on the proposed agreement between the EU and […]
Legal boffins poke holes in EU lawmaker’s ePrivacy proposals
The report (PDF), written by five experts from the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam, says that […]
Business which treat GDPR as a burden will get left behind
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a welcome first step in creating an environment fit for the digital age. Due […]
Why we keep falling for online phishing scams and downloading viruses
Why do so many of us fall prey to phishing attacks and online scams? We hear warnings about the dangers […]
Businesses warned against ‘dressing up’ marketing emails that customers have opted out of
Businesses cannot send marketing emails to customers that have elected to opt out of receiving such messages as part of […]
Yes, Canada could lose its adequacy standing
In the June 27, 2017, issue of The Privacy Advisor, Ryan Chiavetta, wrote an excellent and highly relevant article entitled […]
NetApp warns privacy is not synonymous with security
The California-based storage and data management company said it’s important for organisations to draw distinctions between security and privacy, as […]