Germany has little progress in implementation of GDPR
Four months have passed since implementation deadline for the EU’s basic regulation on data protection. Only one quarter of companies […]
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Are our smartphones cheating GDPR?
Consumer champion, Which? has revealed that the smart devices we use on a daily basis could be employing underhand measures […]
The majority of businesses are failing to comply with GDPR
Some 70% of businesses worldwide failed to address requests made from individuals seeking to obtain a copy of their personal […]
Most businesses still failing to comply to GDPR
New research has discovered that companies around the world are still not getting GDPR basics right. Cloud data specialist, Talend, […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #2
This is latest collection of most interesting articles, reports and publications on privacy, data protection and cyber-security.
Only 20% of companies GDPR compliant
Recent research by TrustArc highlighted that only 20% of companies surveyed believe they are GDPR compliant, while 53% are in […]
What is the cost of a data breach?
The global average cost of a data breach is up 6.4 percent over the previous year to $3.86 million. The […]
Many US Facebook users have changed privacy settings or taken a break
Just over half of Facebook users ages 18 and older (54%) say they have adjusted their privacy settings in the […]
Human error is top cause in privacy incidents
The numbers show that unintentional or inadvertent incidents – those typically caused by human error rather than malicious intent such […]
Apps collect more data than disclosed in their privacy policies
Nearly 60 per cent of apps collected more information than declared in their privacy policies according to a recent study […]
Organisations must improve transparency and accountability as citizens still don’t trust them with their data
The UK’s Information Commissioner is reminding organisations to be transparent with people’s personal information, after a survey revealed trust and […]
Data Breaches Hit Share Prices, Too
When a data breach occurs it’s not just confidential information that’s attacked. Comparitech analyzed 28 breaches suffered by 24 companies […]