GDPR fines skyrocket as EU gets tough on data breachesLaw firm DLA Piper says fines have increased by 39 percent. By D. Cooper, 01.19.2021
UK court rules police facial recognition trials violate privacy lawsJudges found the trials violated privacy, data protection and equalities laws.By D. Cooper, 08.11.2020
Facebook Dating's Valentine's Day launch in Europe is canceledIrish officials say Facebook didn't hand over any of the documentation it was required to do.By D. Cooper, 02.13.2020
Twitter introduces a Privacy Center to keep users informedIts new privacy policies go into effect January 1st.By C. Fisher, 12.02.2019
Amnesty International: Facebook and Google are a threat to human rightsAmnesty is concerned with their 'surveillance-based business model.'By C. Fisher, 11.21.2019
Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang wants your data to be your propertyThat’s part of his four-pronged tech policy.By C. Fisher, 11.14.2019
The EU may give citizens more control of their facial recognition dataNew regulation could give citizens the right to know when their data is used.By C. Fisher, 08.22.2019
UK regulator to hit British Airways with record fine over 2018 hackThe Information Commissioner's Office is showing its teeth.By G. Torbet, 07.08.2019
Facebook shutting down facial recognition in the EU, gets stamp of approval from Ireland DPCBy S. Silbert, 09.21.2012
EU regulators ask Google to 'pause' its privacy changes, need more time to investigateBy A. Toor, 02.03.2012
Droid Incredible saves browser screenshots to internal memory, turns into a privacy nightmare?By V. Savov, 06.17.2010
Axxana Phoenix backup system promises to withstand earthquakes and other disastersBy D. Melanson, 04.27.2009