‘Prepare for ICO to utilise its wider powers’: UK regulator issues warning to adtech
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued a warning to any adtech companies which have failed […]
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EU to police digital assistants
European Union privacy watchdogs are gearing up to police digital assistants after revelations that Amazon.com Inc. workers listened in on […]
EU considers ban of facial recognition for up to five years
The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for […]
Why your palm could be safer than fingerprints or facial recognition?
Amazon and Apple both have patents for palm scanners and Chinese startups have already started using the tech in locks […]
Carrefour’s fingerprint payments to be investigated by Belgian privacy agency
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has stated that there is “a good chance” it will investigate Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system. […]
Google Chrome to drop third-party cookies by 2022
Chrome will replace third-party cookies with browser-based tools and techniques aimed at balancing personalization and privacy. Google announced support for third-party […]
New EU Guidance Published on Cybersecurity and Medical Devices
New European medical device guidance will require manufacturers to carefully review cybersecurity and IT security requirements in relation to their […]
Top Apps Invade User Privacy By Collecting and Sharing Personal Data
A new report published today by the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) looks at the hidden side of the data economy and its […]
CES 2020: The hottest product is privacy
Several of the biggest tech companies attending CES, the closely watched trade show in Las Vegas this week, are putting […]
GDPR will force programmatic advertising to evolve in 2020
GDPR replaced the Data Protection Directive in 2018, and for companies who use programmatic advertising, it could be the key […]
Fight against facial recognition hits wall across the West
The result is an impasse that has left tech companies largely in control of where and how to deploy facial […]
NIST Study Evaluates Algorithmic Bias
A new NIST study examines how accurately face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background. […]