Sarah Meyer

Almost 18 months since the 2017 massive outbreak, the WannaCry ransomware remains a cyber threat based on recent research from Kaspersky Labs showing 75,000 infections over the last three months.

Data collection and analytics from connected vehicles has troubling implications for the individual's privacy, not least because they simply have no choice. The use of motor vehicles is such a fundamental part of modern life that the invasion of privacy is all but unavoidable if new legislation is not promulgated.

With airline data breaches at Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Delta Airlines and Air Canada this year, is the industry now a soft target for cybercriminals?

While location services are inherently useful, it is how organizations that gather and use the data that may be a cause of concern for location privacy.

Recent PwC survey results indicate that half of respondents were not confident that their organizations would meet the 2020 deadline for CCPA compliance. What are the lessons learnt from the GDPR compliance exercise that can help companies approach CCPA and other upcoming requlations?

Mobile app makers can now use uninstall tracking software to inundate ex-users with advertising designed to win them back. Can app developers continue to use customer data for any purpose which fits their business model – even after users have deleted the mobile app?

Facebook has once again found itself in the unenviable position of having to defend itself against privacy violation claims – this time via Facebook Portal.

Singapore and Malaysia are rolling out national digital ID initiatives to streamline government services and improve efficiency. What are the lessons to be learnt from similar schemes like India's Aadhaar system?

Faced with a deluge of complaints regarding violations in terms of general data protection, regulators are expected to levy the first GDPR fines and other sanctions by year end.

The international community is under no illusion regarding the persistent threat that is posed by Russian hackers as the U.S. Department of Justice indicts 7 Russian GRU members, and other nations including the U.K. and the Netherlands protest hacking activities.