Study reveals the global impact of GDPR
With the introduction in May 2018 of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 2019 was expected to […]
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Study finds privacy concerns put most adults off dealing with a firm
A new study of over 2,000 US adults and 500 marketing executives has found that data privacy is now a […]
Over 15 billion records were exposed last year
The total number of records exposed in 2019 increased by 284 percent compared to 2018. In total, there were over […]
GDPR enforcement is on fire!
Data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities and here are some trends coming to surface. While […]
Researchers Find ‘Anonymized’ Data Is Even Less Anonymous Than We Thought
Corporations love to pretend that ‘anonymization’ of the data they collect protects consumers. Studies keep showing that’s not really true. […]
GDPR Subverted by Cookie Consent Tools
New study suggests that many websites are navigating around GDPR by tailoring the design of their cookie consent tools and […]
Privacy investments get positive ROI
Cisco’s 2020 data privacy benchmark study provide strong evidence that privacy has become an attractive investment even beyond any compliance requirements. […]
Most Americans support the right to be forgotten online
Americans prefer to keep certain information about themselves outside the purview of online searches, according to a Pew Research Center […]
€114 Million in Fines Imposed by EU Authorities Under GDPR
New findings from DLA Piper show that 160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States and data […]
Ubiquitous Surveillance Cameras Are Changing Our Understanding of Human Behavior
Surveillance footage is providing new insights into how humans interact in public. But should scientists be able to see it? […]
2019 registers over €400m in data protection fines in Europe
Last year, the data protection authorities in the EEA imposed 190 fines with a total cost of over €410,000,000, according […]
Research reveals that most websites are not compliant with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive
Research has found that only 11.8% of consent management platforms (CMPs) meet the minimal requirements under GDPR and Europe’s eDirective […]