How to manage risks of data breaches under GDPR
For many organisations, the headline news from the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) has been the substantially more significant sanctions […]
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Privacy Enhancing Technologies – A Survey of Tools and Techniques
Research paper prepared by the Technology Analysis Division of OPC about Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Source: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/research/explore-privacy-research/2017/pet_201711/
Google Docs Glitch That Locked Out Users Underscores Privacy Concerns
Some users received alerts on Tuesday that they had violated Google’s terms of service, and were subsequently stopped from accessing […]
Sex toy company admits to recording users’ remote sex sessions, calls it a ‘minor bug’
Hong Kong-based sex toy company Lovense’s remote control vibrator app (Lovense Remote) recorded a use session without their knowledge. An […]
How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You’ve Ever Met
In real life, in the natural course of conversation, it is not uncommon to talk about a person you may […]
Nielsen will use Gracenote’s smart TV data for ad targeting
Nielsen is expanding its Marketing Cloud by plugging in smart TV viewership data from Gracenote. Kelly Abcarian, senior vice president […]
It’s time to end the secrecy and opacity of social media
A simple proposal for making social media more transparent. Source: It’s time to end the secrecy and opacity of social […]
Processing biometric data? Be careful, under the GDPR
The recent launch of the iPhone X’s Face ID functionality sparked a flurry of conversation from consumers and mainstream commentators […]
Samsung’s browser on Android phones gets an ad-tracking blocker
Samsung’s web browser is now available on all Android phones running Android 5.0 and above. In the same update, Samsung […]
Can Algorithms Send You to Prison? Apparently, Yes.
The New York Times reported in an opinion piece last week on a fascinating and disturbing story. In 2013, police […]
Do Not Track Implementation Guide Launched
Today we are releasing the implementation guide for EFF’s Do Not Track (DNT) policy . For years users have been […]
Big Data Poses Special Risks for Children, Says UNICEF
Children are poorly represented in the debate about data collection, say UNICEF researchers. And that needs to change. Source: Big […]