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
Tor Project launches first mobile browser for Android
The Tor Project, the organization behind the privacy oriented Tor network, has launched the first mobile versi...
Very popular macOS app turned out to contain spyware
A number of apps have been found in the MacOS App Store that are used to spy on consumers and steal their data...
Apple builds website where governments can request consumer data
Apple is working on a site that can handle the many data requests it receives from governments around the worl...
“IBM made for police New York facial recognition system that can profile ethnically.
Three months ago, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that web giant Amazon facial recognition technol...
Gift card system for fashion chain C&A hacked into Brazil
C&A, the international fashion chain that began in 1841 and is now active worldwide, has to deal with a da...