Privacy

Vast numbers of websites may need a redesign, following a European ruling that bans ‘tick-box’ cookie consent. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) this morning ruled that storing cookies requires internet users’ active consent. It’s not good enough, says the CJEU, to present users with a pre-checked…

Her polite robotic voice pipes up in the background, followed by a giggling human apology. “So sorry, that was Alexa responding to something one of us said on the conference call. I’ll go on mute.” Those of us on the line, who’ve been placed on speakerphone, will no longer hear Alexa…

Do Canadians have a “right to be forgotten” online that would allow them to make out-of-date or embarrassing information hard to find? The short answer: it’s complicated. A European Union court decision this week with worldwide implications hasn’t provided much clarity for Canadians. But more certainty could be on the way. The…

The activist who spurred California to adopt the country’s first-ever consumer privacy law is readying for another battle: a new ballot initiative that would be even tougher on tech giants and other big businesses that collect people’s personal information. The proposal, unveiled late Tuesday, is the brainchild of Alastair Mactaggart,…

Is there any clearer sign of trust than sharing a secret? When you disclose private information to a friend or a family member, you’re assuming it will remain between the two of you. And if you discover that this agreement has been violated, you rightly wonder if your trust in…

According to One Trust’s data Guidance platform, The California State Senate (‘the Senate’) passed, on 11 September 2019, a series of bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’). In particular, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (‘AB’) 874, which would exempt publicly available information and deidentified or…

Google has agreed to pay a $150-$200 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission for violating children’s online privacy laws via its video platform YouTube, Politico reports. Our thought bubble: It’s a small fine given how much backlash YouTube has experienced over the past year for not adequately policing content and advertising on its…

New research into how European consumers interact with the cookie consent mechanisms which have proliferated since a major update to the bloc’s online privacy rules last year casts an unflattering light on widespread manipulation of a system that’s supposed to protect consumer rights. As Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…

September 11, 2019 – 11:00am – 12:00pm EST The new Californian Consumer Protection Act is designed to give California residents more control over how their personal data is captured, stored, used, shared and deleted. During this webinar we will examine scope – does it even apply to you or your…

If data breach reports evoke a sense of déjà vu these days, it’s only because breaches have almost unfailingly kept increasing in number and becoming bigger in scope quarter after quarter, year in and year out. However, the raw numbers do not always tell the full story. Risk Based Security’s…