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Safe Harbor is Dead! Meet the New Privacy Shield!

February 10, 2016

On Feb. 2, 2016, representatives of the European Commission and the United States agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flow: the EU-US Privacy Shield, a new framework intended to replace the EU-US Safe Harbor that was invalidated as a result of a decision of the EU Court of Justice.

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Cyber Security News

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

January 25, 2017

Privacy issues in the Philippines have become headline news as 2017 gets underway. In January, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in that country issued a statement placing the blame for a data breach that put the personal information of millions of voters at risk squarely at the feet of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its Chairman Andres Bautista.

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Data Privacy News

FCC Privacy Rules Gets a Makeover in the U.S. – And It’s Not Pretty

April 20, 2017

The rolling back of the broadband privacy rules set in place by the Obama administration only a short time ago should concern everyone with a stake in privacy. The Trump government has bowed to pressure from ISPs to allow them to in effect gather browsing data from customers – and then monetise that data through on selling it to marketing and advertising companies. In this article, we examine just how we have arrived at this point.

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Data Privacy News

Bose Hit with Privacy Infringement Claim

April 25, 2017

A customer filed a privacy infringement claim on Bose, claiming that the Bose Connect app is quietly gathering data on his listening habits and onselling that information a data mining company.

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Cyber Security News

Bugs and Bombs – Why White Hats Want to ‘Hack the Air Force’

May 1, 2017

So how does the United States Air Force with over 5,000 aircraft in its inventory make sure that it’s online security is top notch? It’s simple – it invites people to hack its systems.

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Data Privacy News

Is Facebook’s Sentiment Analysis Targeting Vulnerable Teens?

May 5, 2017

Facebook's sentiment analysis understands the emotions of vulnerable teens and and is giving that data to advertisers to help understand market segments.

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Telco Gives Consumer Privacy Control Over Data

May 11, 2017

Telefónica in Germany has announced a partnership with U.K. firm People.io to power an app through which the telco giant's customers can control some of their data.

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Data Privacy News

Big Data in Politics and The Biggest Business of All

May 25, 2017

Big data in politics has become big news in the United Kingdom as the Guardian newspaper reports that the vote for the UK to leave the European Union saw two international companies manipulating public opinion through the use of big data mining techniques.

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Apple’s Privacy Play to Disrupt Online Advertising

June 12, 2017

Apple may just have found the solution to counter Google by focusing on Apple's privacy commitment to their customers, especially in online advertising.

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Data Protection News

Queen’s Speech Heralds New Era for UK Data Protection

June 27, 2017

The 21st of June 2017 saw UK’s Queen Elizabeth give what is generally known as ‘The Queen’s Speech’ in which Her Majesty gave some insights into just how seriously the UK government is taking issues of online privacy and data protection.

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Safe Harbor is Dead! Meet the New Privacy Shield!

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

FCC Privacy Rules Gets a Makeover in the U.S. – And It’s Not Pretty

Bose Hit with Privacy Infringement Claim

Bugs and Bombs – Why White Hats Want to ‘Hack the Air Force’

Is Facebook’s Sentiment Analysis Targeting Vulnerable Teens?

Apple’s Privacy Play to Disrupt Online Advertising

Why Europe Needs to Prioritize the Switch to Quantum-Safe Encryption

Greater Manchester Police Investigating a Third-Party Data Breach From a Ransomware Attack

Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

Airbus Data Breach from a Partner Airline’s Compromised Account Leaks Confidential Information