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
Italy fines Clearview AI €20 million
The privacy agency also ordered the facial recognition company to delete all data on Italians Italy’s da...
WhatsApp updates its privacy policy in the EU after a €225M fine
Following a €225 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission in September, WhatsApp has int...
EU telecoms ministers to discuss a cybersecurity emergency response fund
According to an EU document, telecoms ministers from 27 EU nations urge the European Commission to create a c...
Spain spearheads Europe’s mobile market consolidation
The number of Spanish operators will decline if a giant deal goes through. Spain is leading a fresh round ...
IAB Europe is outraged about receiving ‘grossly unfair’ GDPR fine
The organization is considering legal action after receiving a fine for breaching GDPR rules. IAB Europe i...
Google acquires Mandiant, Microsoft pulls out
Google announces the acquisition of Mandiant. Microsoft has shown interest in the security specialist since l...
‘Dutch bill proposes to expand wiretapping by intelligence agencies’
Dutch intelligence agencies hope to expand their hacking and wiretapping capabilities in response to the Ukra...
Flashpoint expands its Venture Scout Program to gain a bigger presence in the EU and US
Flashpoint, a London-based investment business that manages venture capital, growth secondary, and venture de...
$105m raised by Luminous Computing to build a photonics-powered AI supercomputer
Luminous Computing, a company developing light-based artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator chips, raises a...
Microsoft acquires Nuance for 18 billion euros
Microsoft has acquired Nuance for 18 billion euros, its third-largest acquisition to date. Nuance made a m...