Major blockchain group says Europe should exempt Bitcoin from new data privacy rule
Since people can store personal data in blockchains, the technology could fall under the purview of the upcoming European change […]
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Privacy regulators in hotseat over future of ‘fundamental’ website owners list
The internet is at risk of becoming fragmented if online databases that show who owns websites are shut down after […]
What Does the EU’s GDPR Mean for Blockchain?
Generally we know that blockchain technology underpins cryptocurrencies, and there are many organizations using the technology for a myriad of […]
ICANN’s temporary solution for bringing WHOIS into line with GDPR
For the past few months, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), a charitable association under Californian law that […]
US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue […]
Lessons for Facebook from an academic social network
With Facebook under fire for inadequate privacy protections, how has one of the oldest academic social networks avoided the same […]
Machine learning as a service: Can privacy be taught?
Machine learning requires massive amounts of data to teach the model. But we’re often uploading that data to machine learning […]
Oblivious DNS: Plugging the Internet’s Biggest Privacy Hole
The recent news that Mozilla and Cloudflare are deploying their own DNS recursive resolver has once again raised hopes that […]
Mozilla Presses Pause on Facebook Advertising
Mozilla is pressing pause on our Facebook advertising. Facebook knows a great deal about their two billion users — perhaps […]
Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed
Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” “subtle language that helps people stay searchable,” and […]
Facebook Introduces Central Page for Privacy and Security Settings
As the social network grapples with the way it handles consumer data, it has unveiled a centralized page for people […]
Apple launches iOS 11.3 with raft of privacy features
Apple is launching a major privacy push, with software updates across all its devices to introduce new data privacy information […]