The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation of the European Union (EU) that became effective on May 25, 2018. It strengthens and builds on the EU's current data protection framework, ...

GDPR is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. And non-compliance could cost companies ...

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GDPR is a few months away and while a data protection officer can help facilitate compliance, which businesses really needs one? Shane Edmonds, CTO of etouches, was never unclear about whether he ...

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Yesterday on Capitol Hill the Senate held another hearing on consumer data privacy. Amid ongoing debate in the United States over U.S. privacy legislation, I recently traveled to Hangzhou for a summit ...

When you woke up this morning, you may have noticed that your email inbox has been flooded with emails from businesses and organizations informing you that they have “updated their privacy policy”.

Data breaches cause tremendous problems, not only for the company affected, but also for its clients. Depending on the company, stolen data can range from relatively benign information to extremely ...

Apple has made headlines by pulling its most advanced data security tool for UK customers. It is removing Advanced Data Protection (ADP) after the Home Office asked for the right to be able to access ...