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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Privacy Insights

How Facebook Will Monetize Your Data in the Future

April 25, 2018

No matter what future laws and regulations are imposed on Facebook, there will never be a law against storing customer data for in-company purposes. Facebook got in hot water for allowing tactics that manipulated elections. The 2056 presidential campaign could be entirely run online where Facebook likes replace votes. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

GDPR: Tech Giants’ Deathblow to Small Businesses and the Privacy Lie

June 4, 2018

GDPR may have a huge impact on small businesses but may not stop government surveillance or cool the unfair advantage of tech giants over smaller industries and smaller players. Are there real improvements to consumer privacy? Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Blockchain, for Threat Intelligence Maybe?

March 2, 2019

Blockchain can bring the world to a common consensus of “what exactly happened” when it comes to threat intelligence, reducing confusion and complication, and promoting trust in the information. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

Can FinTech Ensure the Security and Privacy of Customer Data?

October 24, 2017

With massive collection and use of customer data and now "alternative data", FinTech companies must prove their commitment to data privacy & cybersecurity. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

First Year of GDPR is a Year of Growing Pains With More Pain Than Growth

May 28, 2019

One year on, the technology to support true data privacy and fully comply with GDPR is still lacking, and regulators have come face to face with the reality that we are still years away from being there. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

The Recent US v. Apple Case in Context (Part IV)

August 26, 2016

In this, the final instalment in the series, Pauline C. Reich, Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Internet Security Research Institute at the Waseda University School of Law in Tokyo, Japan examines the implications of the recent US v. Apple case in terms of disclosure requirements in Asia and across the globe. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Growing Cross Industry Fraud Worsens Identity Theft Problem

November 22, 2018

The pace of cross-industry fraud is accelerating and becoming more costly and this is exacerbating the identity theft problem. New fraud study from LexisNexis reports that 84% of organizations had been the victim of cross-industry fraud. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Phishing for Data: All Businesses are Victims

September 20, 2017

Phishing attacks account for 49% of cybercrime, making them the biggest threat to your company's cyber security. Is your company and employees protected? Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Vehicle Hacking – The New Data Security Threat

November 26, 2018

New vehicle hacking threat exploits Bluetooth connectivity and targets a car’s infotainment system to access stored contacts, call logs, text logs, and in some instances even full text messages without the user being aware. Read More

Data Protection Insights

A Post-GDPR Checklist for Political Parties

June 11, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation date has arrived. What are the behind-the-scenes work that political parties around the world have to undertake to ensure compliance? Read More