Tag: data privacy

May 21, 2020

Nations whose governments pursue a centralized model of contact tracing are more likely to see a massive surge in citizens adopting privacy-enhancing technologies — in some cases by a factor of 10x or more, according to messaging security firm Wickr. […]

May 4, 2020

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown for all UK citizens has dramatically changed the way UK businesses operate. Almost overnight, companies and their employees have had to adapt to a new way of working, with many having to set […]

March 25, 2020

Since the introduction of the European Union’s GDPR legislation the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) has exploded within businesses in Europe and across the world. Within a couple of years, the role has gone from niche to commonplace. […]

March 9, 2020

Healthcare cybersecurity attacks are on the rise. As Protenus notes, industry data breaches increased by 48 percent between 2018 and 2019, with more than 41 million patient records compromised. Meanwhile, according to the 2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, 82 percent of […]

February 26, 2020

Modern privacy regulations are founded on a variety of principles going back to 1890 that sought to protect citizens from “yellow journalism.” Over the following years, governments enacted legislation that sought to respect an individual’s right to privacy, including their […]

February 12, 2020

During 2019, new privacy laws were introduced, and many current laws evolved in the United States and across the global landscape. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in full effect, we saw expensive fines levied upon companies that fell […]

January 28, 2020

With the rollout of the California Consumer Privacy Act this month, many people wonder what data protection means, and why they should care. This act was passed in order to give consumers more insight and control over how their data […]

March 14, 2019

Life used to be so simple, according to Aberdeen research. Rather, regarding enterprise data privacy and compliance, things used to be simpler. It used to be that you’d deny access by default and allow access by selective exception. Now, the […]

July 11, 2018

A year into an investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns, the U.K.’s privacy watchdog is hitting companies that shared data with political parties with sanctions including a criminal prosecution and a £500,000 (US$660,000) fine. The Information […]

May 31, 2018

Berlin – The operator of the world’s largest internet hub challenged the legality of sweeping telecoms surveillance by Germany’s spy agency, a German court heard Wednesday. The BND foreign intelligence service has long tapped international data flows through the De-Cix […]

March 20, 2018

Facebook is in hot water after acknowledging that a consulting group – that has worked on several high profile political campaigns, including that of President Donald Trump’s – used the social media company’s platform to harvest the data of 50 […]

March 9, 2018

What do employees in your organization understand about security, data privacy, and compliance? According to a recent report from Bothell, Wash.-based MediaPro, perhaps not as much as they should. With data privacy fast becoming a hot-button issue, and the European […]

July 11, 2017

Telecommunications giants don’t seem to have any interest in shaking their legacy of complicity with government requests for user data. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest Who Has Your Back report singles out AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Comcast as its lowest performers, saying […]

June 9, 2017

Suddenly, web browsers have become interesting again for the growing minority of users who worry about privacy. Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week to announce a couple of new features for Safari running on macOS High Sierra, […]

April 3, 2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just hype anymore. It is taking off at an enormous rate, and the predictions of 20 billion connected devices by 2020now sound entirely likely. But as it takes off, so do IoT security […]

March 13, 2017

Consumer Reports has announced it is to launch the first phase of a collaborative effort to set up a new standard for digital security for consumers, in an attempt to boost consumer confidence in privacy and data security. The new […]

August 25, 2016

Drone cybersecurity and safety has been an issue since Dr. Samuel Langley first flew a steam-powered, unpiloted aircraft over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. in 1896. Drone use has enormous potential advantages in many fields, including insurance, agriculture, energy, […]

July 4, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about encryption and what the FBI terms its “Going Dark” problem—its inability to read the communications of surveillance targets because more and more data is being encrypted. And while the end-to-end […]

May 3, 2016

Thousands of American companies that do business in Europe directly or online with European customers will need to start reckoning with new EU data privacy regulations that are due to go into full effect in just two years, according to […]

March 30, 2016

As the SMB marketplace evolves and becomes more competitive, businesses are looking for ways to reduce costs, improve worker productivity, and create new, sustainable business models that not only protect their existing customer base from being encroached on by competitors […]