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
Fintech firms in the UK increased their funding sevenfold in 2021
KPMG reveals that financial tech firms in the UK received seven times more investment in 2021 than in 2020. T...
Chinese and Russian spies target Dutch IT professionals via LinkedIn
Dutch employees of high-tech companies are a popular target for Chinese and Russian spies. The news is report...
Google to change its infamous Web And App Activity from march
Google is modifying its famed Web & App Activity settings to cater to Google Workspace customers from Ma...
‘Data Act tightens conditions for EU-US data transfers even further’
The EU Data Act will require cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google to stop illegal data transfers...
EU doesn’t just want to implement standards, but set them too
The European Union is taking a Eurocentric approach to standardizing technology. On Wednesday, the European C...
Meta shares collapse due to disastrous quarterly results
Facebook parent company Meta recently published its yearly results. Especially the profit in the fourth quart...
Study urges EU policymakers to take more action to increase telco investments
EU policymakers must act to secure investment in the telecom sector. This will enable the economy to become i...
Thales may acquire part of Atos while private equity looks to take the rest
French company Thales plans to buy (parts of) Atos, a cybersecurity business dealing with IT consultancy. The...
€50 million raised by Pennylane to quicken expansion of their financial OS
Pennylane, a French fintech, has raised €50 million to quickly expand their financial OS. It is meant for E...
US pushes to change EU’s proposed rules for digital markets
The bloc's Digital Markets Act appears to target U.S. tech giants specifically. The United States is press...