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California is the world’s fifth largest economy and will soon enforce strict new privacy laws. The new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Some of the best new technology companies are based in California, so it’s no surprise that the state’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion […]
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives individuals the right to ask for their data to be deleted and organisations do have an obligation to do so, except in the following cases: the personal data your company/organisation holds is needed to exercise the right of freedom of expression; there is a legal obligation to keep that data; for reasons
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A U.S. judge has ordered Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data. The directive is part of an ongoing Federal Trade Commission investigation into the social network’s privacy practices. The ruling in the state of Delaware involves an investor lawsuit seeking company records to investigate potential wrongdoing and
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Popular iOS phone apps are using hidden trackers to collect emails, IP addresses and other personal information without consent while the phone isn’t being used overnight. An experiment by The Washington Post discovered that more than 5,400 app trackers were sending data from a device they hooked up to monitoring software to third parties like
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Most cars these days are kitted out with sophisticated, high tech computer systems. They are intuitive enough to keep detailed logs of personal information including our contacts, journey’s and home addresses. Worryingly, personal data stored in your car’s computer software could be stolen after it has been written off. This is all precious information that
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GDPR has empowered people like never before to control their own personal data. One year in, it’s clear that the full impact of GDPR still hasn’t been felt and that there is very real feeling that we will soon start seeing companies of all sizes being brought to book for failing to adhere to legislation.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation came into force a year ago but there is still uncertainty about what exactly it means and what is required. Standardising data privacy across the European Union hasn’t been an easy task by any means and how to comply with the regulation seems to have proved even harder.
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A new report out raises fresh questions over Facebook’s data-sharing deals. According to The Intercept, advertisers are able to use Facebook-provided data to target ads based on a user’s credit score. Worryingly, there are claims that Facebook may be trying to boost ad sales by handing over user data. It is also claimed Facebook has
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Google is keeping a secret log of all your online shopping purchases. The log is compiled from receipts sent to your Gmail account. If you’ve had your email account for a long time then the list could stretch back years. Anyone who has done any online shopping and elected to receive an email receipt to
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San Francisco has become the first U.S city to ban the use of facial recognition technology (FRT). The system is a method of identifying or verifying the identity of an individual using their face. It can be used to identify people in photos, video, or in real-time. Campaigners say this is a victory for civil rights,
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