Privacy
Opt-in to a safer business: a spotlight on privacy rights
Emma Stevens, Associate Solicitor - Dispute Resolution, Coffin Mew, discusses the risks to businesses of privacy violations
Tim Cook calls for GDPR-like law for US
The Apple chief praised European data protection at a conference in Brussels
Government puts IoT security at the forefront with new Code of Practice for industry
The IoT has gone unsecured for too long, say DCMS and NCSC
Government plan to combine smartphone and social media data with medical records
Health secretary Matt Hancock is planning 'predictive prevention' system based on social media activity
Berners-Lee launches startup to commercialise his Solid decentralised web project
New startup to drive adoption of decentralised web project aimed at passing control from tech giants to users
Which? says that high-profile apps hide their data-collection practises - despite GDPR
Apps like Amazon and AccuWeather follow the word of the GDPR, but not its spirit
Gmail users now automatically logged into Chrome without their consent
Google has apparently changed Chrome's default permissions without informing users
IBM trained its object recognition software to ID people by skin tone using NYPD data
Campaigners say that the software could easily be used for large-scale racial profiling
Machine identities are just as important to protect as humans'
Protecting human identities is important for businesses - and machines are the same
Data breach complaints have more than doubled since GDPR
The ICO has received more than 6,000 data breach complaints since May
Almost 10,000 NHS patient records stolen last year
The public are losing trust in the NHS's ability to protect their data
Salesforce API error may have caused data leak
The leak could have exposed Salesforce clients' CRM data, including customer contact details and sales prospects
Trust is vital to winning security investment, says Just Eat CISO
The financial benefits of security are hard to quantify, so emphasise the importance of reputation
Facial recognition technology 'inherently biased' says Google cloud boss
More needs to be done to avoid algorithmic prejudice, says Greene
When will the ICO use the maximum GDPR fines available?
With Facebook fined a paltry pre-GDPR sum, and the ICO traditionally reluctant to use its powers to the full, is there a danger that organisations will take data security less seriously?
Facebook privacy loophole allowed personal data of 'closed' group members to be downloaded
Grouply.io Chrome extension allowed sensitive data to be accessed by marketers
ICO's maximum fine is a drop in the bucket for Facebook
Facebook will make the fine back in less than 20 minutes
Navigating wearable technology in the workplace
Charlotte Allery, solicitor - employment at Coffin Mew, explains the pros and cons, and the legal position, of using wearable technology in the workplace
NHS accidentally shared information on 150,000 patients
NHS Digital blamed a coding bug for the breach
More Facebook commercial data sharing details emerge
Commercial data sharing partnerships continued after rules were tightened in 2015
US police force quits its trial of Amazon's facial recognition technology after outcry
But Oregon police say they will continue using Rekognition in criminal investigations
Suspend Privacy Shield if the USA will not comply, say MEPs
Both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica were certified under the pact, Civil Liberties Committee points out
Facebook/Cambridge Analytica 'the canary in the coalmine of a new Cold War', says whistleblower Wylie
Whistleblowers, journalists and the ICO addressed the European Parliament on Monday
The tech giants are fighting privacy regulation: what price will we pay for a free digital society?
The Developers Alliance's criticisms are self-serving and omit any mention of opportunities, argues privacy campaigner Geoff Revill
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