Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
Swedish data regulator fines police €250,000 for illegal use of Clearview AI
Sweden’s data protection (IMY) has fined the local police authority €250,000 (more than $300,000) for the...
Microsoft to add alerts for nation-state attackers to Defender
Microsoft is in the process to add a new security alert to the dashboard of Microsoft Defender for Office 365...
Bitcoin rises to new heights, Apple might be joining in too
In recent days, the value of bitcoin has risen to new record heights. This is mainly due to the actions of El...
Facebook will ask iPhone users for ad preferences
Facebook has announced that it has decided to ask iPhone users if they want a 'better ad experience'. The dec...
European Commission prepares to appeal Apple’s win in court
The EC will fight to overturn the ruling they say allowed Apple to avoid €13 billion in back taxes. The ...
DHS says SolarWinds hack was far more widespread than first thought
Agency confirms that 30% of the hack victims did not even use SolarWinds software. Investigators have reve...
Apple to implement privacy controls on apps “this spring.”
Apple has announced that the company will activate its App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS early this sp...
EU tells Big Tech to continue fake news monitoring, COVID-19 in focus
The European Commission has told Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Microsoft, to continue delivering monthly rep...
Stocks of GameStop, Dogecoin skyrocket due to social media
The stock prices of several ailing companies have exploded in recent days due to Reddit users who saw a gap i...
Major growth in security apps and apps for remote work in 2020
Applications that assist employees in working from home have taken off in the past year. Yet the effect of th...