Women, as well as men, have benefited hugely from the internet and new technologies that have afforded power, visibility, and access to opportunities – but they are also at risk in the digital world.
Just as the advent of the internet has reshaped the world over the last 30 years, its evolution over the next will also define the society of the future. Digital geek Jennifer Baker tells the story of a Europe in …
At the new EDPB, cooperation is key
February 26, 2019, IAPP
Consistency and cross-border cooperation under the General Data Protection Regulation have been highlighted as the biggest improvement to data protection law in the EU. But the so-called “one-stop-shop” is not as straightforward as it first appears.
Buttarelli weighs in on ePrivacy, Brexit, Privacy Shield
February 26, 2019, IAPP
Don’t bet on anything happening for at least a couple of years on U.K. adequacy post-Brexit, advised European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli at the launch of his annual report in Brussels Feb. 26
Mergers Off? Tech Companies Could Get Too Much Data
February 19, 2019, PrivacyCentral
If company A has certain information on you and company B has different information, should they be allowed to merge? Big Tech companies can amass colossal datasets through mergers and acquisitions – and the European Commission could rule these moves …
A farewell interview: Joe McNamee moves on from EDRi
January 29, 2019, IAPP
For the past decade, Joe McNamee has headed up EDRi, the European Digital Rights organization in Brussels. Often the sole voice of civil society in the room, his dry wit has influenced lawmakers and public discourse about privacy rights across …
GDPR insurance: A three-part problem
January 29, 2019, IAPP
Last October, a British Court of Appeal suggested that organizations should buy data breach insurance. But how easy is it to do that? There are a few problems, among them whether insurers can accurately price the risk.
#RawPolitics 21.01.19
January 21, 2019, Euronews
Explaining why Articles 11 and 13 have caused the copyright reform to crash.
The Cookie Crumbles
January 11, 2019, PrivacyCentral
Privacy-intrusive default settings, misleading wording, and design that obscures privacy-friendly options are just a few of the tactics employed by many websites to manipulate users into giving consent.
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Following @EU_Competition case, Google will ask the 250-odd million Android users in Europe whether they want to switch to a rival search app and broswer.
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#r4today messing with my head slightly. From IDS spouting nonsense to Richard Hawley's "brutalist musical"... Wait, what?!!?
9th Annual #DataProtection & #Privacy Conference starts now. Follow keynote interview by @Buttarelli_G at 11.40 opening session “Public Interest, #Consumer Empowerment, responsibility in a data-driven society and #AI economy” @ForumEurope @Forum_Global
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@BrusselsGeek @ALDEgroup @EPPGroup @Google @EuropeanWomen Right now: debate about #Cybersecurity #FakeNews and #Democracy just before the EU elections