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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 Protection Insights

The New (And Misunderstood) Role of the GDPR Data Protection Officer

January 1, 2019

So what does a GDPR data protection officer need to know to step into this role and be effective? The job will need some significant experience in both IT and risk management at minimum and also other ancillary skills that are important to success in the role.

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Data Privacy Insights

Look Beyond the Regulations to See What 2019 Has in Store for the Privacy Industry

December 31, 2018

You don’t have to search far to find cybersecurity predictions for 2019, but what about predictions for data privacy? Here are some predictions at a more granular level, which is something that’s been missing in the public discourse.

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Data Privacy Insights

2018 Is the Year Data Privacy Came into Public Consciousness

December 28, 2018

Data privacy came into public consciousness in 2018. Yet, even with new regulations to protect personal privacy, it’s clear that there is still a long way to go in 2019 before personal data is truly protected.

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Data Privacy Insights

Looking Back at a Woeful Year for Facebook

December 27, 2018

It’s been a bad year for Facebook – and a worse one for its users. However – many of the problems at the social media company are systemic – and the product of its own attitude to harnessing the data of users to run targeted ad campaigns.

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Data Privacy Insights

Artificial Intelligence and the Privacy Challenge

December 26, 2018

Most people would be rightly excited by the prospect of artificial intelligence automating all facets of our lives. But with machines' increasing ability to mine personal data, collate that data and draw conclusions about behavior, is the sacrifice of privacy and control something people would be willing to give up?

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Data Privacy Insights

Data Privacy Concerns with Search Engines

December 25, 2018

Search engines provide an indispensable service but there is a data privacy tradeoff. The cost is a certain level of intrusion into our lives by gathering data about our online habits and monetizing that data.

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Data Privacy Insights

Biometric Identification – Knowing Who (and Where) You Are

December 24, 2018

Privacy risks inherent in the use of biometric identification are extreme. In the event of a data breach, you cannot reissue an iris or a fingerprint. As technologies become more advanced and surveillance on city streets the norm who will draw the line at just what level of invasive monitoring is permissible?

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Data Privacy Insights

The Brave New World of Surveillance Capitalism

December 21, 2018

Surveillance capitalism as a revenue model through the observation and recording of as much personal data as possible to create highly effective targeted advertisements is growing unchecked. Can regulation level the playing field?

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Cyber Security Insights

Driving Cybersecurity Compliance

December 20, 2018

When it comes to cybersecurity and privacy legislation, many organizations around the world are playing catch-up. Proper information governance can help with cybersecurity compliance.

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Cyber Security Insights

Quora Exposed 100 Million Passwords but Did Almost Everything Right

December 17, 2018

Quora suffered a massive data leak, exposing their password database with 100 million passwords. But the passwords were securely stored and are next-to-useless to criminals.

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Insights

Look Beyond the Regulations to See What 2019 Has in Store for the Privacy Industry

Looking Back at a Woeful Year for Facebook

Artificial Intelligence and the Privacy Challenge

Data Privacy Concerns with Search Engines

Biometric Identification – Knowing Who (and Where) You Are

The Brave New World of Surveillance Capitalism

Driving Cybersecurity Compliance

Quora Exposed 100 Million Passwords but Did Almost Everything Right

U.S. Banks are Blocking AI Agents from Accessing Customer Accounts Amid Safety Concerns

OpenAI: AI Agents Turned Off Safety Monitoring Guardrails, Even Lied About It

SafePay Ransomware Breached Over 600 Critical Infrastructure Organizations, CISA Warns

Why Agentic AI Belongs in Your Employee Security Framework