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
American FTC sues Adobe for ‘trapping’ customers in year-long subscriptions
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is dragging Adobe and its board members to court. The regulator accuses...
AXI Group acquires Belgian provider of contract management software
Today, AXI Group announced the acquisition of Contractify. With the acquisition, AXI Group expands its softwa...
LinkedIn restricts organizations from showing targeted ads
LinkedIn is limiting its options for targeted ads. It is no longer possible to send an ad to a specific audie...
Microsoft makes Windows Recall an opt-in feature, is it enough?
Windows Recall stores all user interactions on the desktop to make use of it through AI. It's a controversial...
Noyb tries to fend off new Meta privacy policy in the nick of time
Privacy organization Noyb is urging 11 European regulators to clamp down on Meta's new privacy policy. Lackin...
Sensitive metadata Cisco Webex was ‘child’s play’ to find, but how?
Cisco's videoconferencing service Webex is under fire. Research from Die Zeit shows that metadata from numero...
United Kingdom passes tweaked version of the Digital Markets Act
The United Kingdom has passed its own version of the Digital Markets Act. This will provide a legal framework...
Google pays U.S. government for settlement in monopoly case
Last week, Google sent the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) a check, intending to settle any damages claims f...
Dutch government starts consultation for NIS2 bill
Effective immediately, it is possible for anyone to submit suggestions for improvement for the Cyberbeveiligi...
E-store Temu in the crosshairs of European consumer organizations due to DSA
Consumer organizations in the European Union want the European Commission (EC) to take action against emergin...