How to avoid privacy ‘black swans’
In January 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published its Privacy Risk Management Framework , helping to further […]
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WP29 releases extensive employee-privacy guidance
In further production from the group’s June plenary session , the EU’s Article 29 Working Party, the collection of data […]
The great unsolved data protection challenges of our time (at least for now)
Far from the heady statements made at the time that the draft GDPR was first proposed, that we would soon […]
UK IT Pros Better Prepared for GDPR than EU/US Counterparts
UK IT Pros Better Prepared for GDPR than EU/US Counterparts. Spiceworks study shows there’s still plenty of work to be […]
Why We Need a Transatlantic Charter for Data Security and Mobility
Setting common guidelines for data flows is crucial both to protect the goods and services that already depend on big […]
This Time, Evernote Consulted Its Users Before Revising Its Privacy Policy
After a previous revision caused an uproar, the company chose its words more carefully–and made sure to let customers opt […]
Keeping Pace With Tech Is A Challenge For Regulators
Regulators will always be playing catch-up with technology. By the time regulators do act to protect consumers, it’s generally more […]
Smart meters rise privacy concerns
Smart meters can reveal when someone is home – or how long they shower – and standards should be set […]
Monitoring of approved codes of conduct
Let us assume for a moment that we have a perfect code of conduct, the best that you could ever […]
Can we really trust GDPR products, services and “experts?”
Everyone’s an “expert” these days and all products solve the problem of GDPR, or at least that’s what we’re being […]
Privacy by default in online services
Privacy as the default setting is one of the “seven foundational principles” of privacy by design, a concept developed back in […]
European Court of Human Rights on Finding the Right Balance in Respect of Employer Email Monitoring – An Opportunity Missed!
In the case of Bărbulescu v Romania the European Court of Human Rights held that an employer’s monitoring of their […]