Traditionally, those working in the cybersecurity industry have been technically savvy and laser-focused on tools and solutions. At a time when the whole enterprise – all its data and all its people – were safely housed in a corporate office and on the corporate network, this worked fine. However, that paradigm was starting to shift […]
Privacy
Google adds new privacy controls in Android 11 launch
A number of privacy controls featured in Google’s release of Android 11 yesterday. Chief among these is the function to allow one-time permissions, or single-use access to the microphone, camera and location permissions, rather than allowing ongoing access after permission is initially granted. In addition, Android now includes “auto-reset” permissions for apps that have remained […]
Apple delays new anti-tracking privacy feature for phones and tablets
Apple has delayed the introduction of a stricter privacy feature designed to stop apps and websites tracking people online without their consent. The company had previously announced a change that would mean app developers have to ask users for permission to track them for advertising purposes. The measures were due to be implemented in the […]
Facebook calls for data portability guidance
Facebook Inc has announced that users will now be able to transfer photos and videos to two more tech platform partners. Facebook’s partnership to allow data portability with Dropbox and Kooft, both cloud storage firms, comes in advance of a Federal Trade Commission hearing later this month. The hearing will look at the benefits and […]
Norwegian Parliament in Cyber Attack
Norway’s parliament reported a cyber attack to police on 1 September which hacked the accounts of a number of MPs and members of staff. The BBC reported that that the attack concerned Norway’s main opposition, the Labour Party. The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSA) was also drafted in to combat and investigate the attack, according […]
New UK statutory code to protect children’s data comes into force
Organisations providing online services and products for children are now subject to a new statutory code, the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. The Age Appropriate Design Code, or Children’s Code, will particularly apply to organisations designing, developing or providing apps, social media platforms, online games, streaming services, connected toys […]
Time to review your GDPR legitimate interest assessment processes?
Businesses need to devote some time to keeping on top of overall compliance, particularly when it comes to lawful bases for processing. Guidance issued on lawful bases has sought to narrow the use of them in certain circumstances, for example the use of contractual obligation. This leaves many organisations limited realistic choices when deciding which […]
Privacy-By-Design: The Fundamentals of Data Protection
In May 2016, the protection of personal data became a fundamental right in the European Union. In safeguarding this right, the European Commission assesses and determines whether countries meet data protection standards. Privacy Shield was, in a sense, the aegis and seal of approval for companies in the United States to operate on European citizen […]
Firm announces new data privacy function for public blockchains
Secret Network has announced it is launching a new secret contract function “to bring privacy to public blockchains” The open-source blockchain protocol plans to launch the new function, which it says is the first of its kind developed anywhere, on September 15. The company says it said: “For the first time, developers will be able […]
Brazilian Senate throws out delay to new data protection law
In a surprise move, the Brazilian Senate on Wednesday rolled back a planned Presidential postponement of Brazil’s new data protection law, originally scheduled to become effective on August 14 2020, but which had been delayed until May 2021, law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth reports in The National Law Review. Passed in 2018, Brazil’s new data […]