Rise of the Data Protection Officer
Under proposed EU rules, many organisations will soon have to appoint a data protection officer. So what does the DPO's role entail and are they in danger of being made scapegoats? Sooraj Shah investigates
It seems that with every passing week, people are becoming more aware of both the threats to their data privacy and the rights they have under the UK’s data protection laws. In response, many organisations...
Privacy
How Google uses secret 'push pages' to share personal details with advertisers
Combined with tracking cookies supplied by Google, push pages enable organisations to identify individual web browsers, claims Brave's Johnny Ryan
Google accused of using secret web pages to leak users' personal data to advertising firms
The evidence in support of the claim was submitted to Ireland's Data Protection Commission by Brave's Johnny Ryan
Facial recognition system on King's Cross Estate has been switched off, says site developer
Data processed via the facial recognition system was regularly deleted, claims King's Cross Estate
Google proposes alternative plan to improve web privacy - while keeping the ad tech industry onside
Google's new initiative called 'Privacy Sandbox' aims to boost users' privacy on the web
Facebook hired outside contractors to transcribe Messenger audio clips
Facebook hired contractors to listen-in and transcribe Messenger voice chats to check its AI algorithms were accurately interpreting audio snippets