Privacy

Today, a decade-long (2013 – 2023) case on Meta’s involvement in US mass surveillance has lead to a first direct decision. Meta must stop any further transfers of European personal data to the United States, given that Meta is subject to US surveillance laws (like FISA 702). The EDPB had…

The consumer privacy awakening has begun. Slowly but surely, individuals are realizing that what they thought was privacy, is not actually what the data protection and privacy laws are out to protect. They are beginning to see the complex “surveillance system” that profiles them on a constant basis and trades…

It started innocently enough…. My iPhone just upgraded itself to iOS 14.6, and the privacy protection purge began. In late April,  Apple added App Tracking Transparency (ATT) to iOS (actually in 14.5 but for reasons mentioned in this Forbesarticle, I hadn’t noticed the change until the most recent update). Now, whenever…

Nowadays, everything happens online. We might not be aware of the exposure to hacker attacks, collecting personal data, and malware. Keep in mind that every action online can be used to tell sites about your habits and preferences. And let’s not forget about leaking passwords and data breaches. Protecting your…

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A class action lawsuit resulting from a large data breach was recently filed against online stationery and craft company Minted Inc. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, claims that Minted Inc. failed to implement “reasonable security measures” and to properly encrypt certain personal information. Hackers allegedly accessed…

Shortly after the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) began enforcement on July 1, a California resident filed a class-action lawsuit that Walmart was hacked and the personal information, including his and other credit card data provided to the company is being sold on the dark web. He and other plaintiffs in the…

There are many aspects to compliance and from time to time, I like to bring in complementary experts to share their perspectives and knowledge. This week, I’m delighted to have Michael Williams from Clym (pronounced like “climb”) tell you more about data privacy on your website and an important new regulation…

Dr Johnny Ryan speaks at P&G from Johnny Ryan on Vimeo. Understanding the RTB environment and why it is not sustainable under new data protection regulations like GDPR.

The GDPR, or General Data Protection and Regulation, is going into effect in May 2018 throughout the European Union (EU) and presents important legal changes and challenges for organizations and consumers alike. Interactions and relationships between customers and businesses are transforming; the GDPR shifts authority over customer data from the business…