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
Possible EU investigation into fake Facebook ads
Facebook may be subject to an extensive European Union survey of its advertising platform. There are ongoing c...
Microsoft CEO: We will never use personal information for profit
Microsoft claims not to use consumer data for its own profit. The software group claims that it sees data priv...
Oracle confirms: China Telecom led U.S. Internet traffic to
Oracles Internet Intelligence division today confirmed the findings of an academic research paper that accuses...
HPE and NASA make supercomputer on ISS available to researchers on Earth
Last year, HPE successfully built a supercomputer for the International Space Station (ISS). Today, the compan...
Windows 10 UWP gave developers unwanted access to all user files
Microsoft has fixed a bug in the currently delayed Windows 10 October 2018 Update. This was in earlier version...
Portuguese hospital receives GDPR fine for inadequate patient data security
The Portuguese privacy watchdog fined a Portuguese hospital €400,000 for two violations of the General D...
British privacy watchdog gives Facebook maximum fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
The UK privacy watchdog has fined Facebook £500,000 for how it has dealt with the Cambridge Analytica scand...
Google gives users far-reaching control over search data
Google has introduced a number of new features to make it easier for users to manage their data. Your Data in ...
Bits of Freedom launches tool for users to request data
Bits of Freedom has unveiled a new service that allows everyone to request their details from companies, insti...
Firefox 63 can now block tracking cookies
Mozilla is increasingly turning Firefox into a browser that puts user privacy first. In the next version, Fire...