Tag: gdpr

Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 7, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of August 7th, 2020 The Garmin hack could have been a disastrous, large scale privacy breach The recent ransomware attack on GPS company Garmin highlights that the only thing standing between a ransomware attack and a large-scale privacy breach is really just the hacker’s whims. Garmin has GPS location … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 7, 2020”

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  • Jul 29, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Key questions raised about algorithmic transparency by new GDPR case brought against Uber by its drivers

Back in 2017, this blog noted a new threat to privacy from the increasing use of workplace surveillance. Once people’s work is quantified automatically, it can then be used for algorithmic management, as we described this year. The coronavirus lockdown has led to millions of people working from home for the first time. As well … Continue reading “Key questions raised about algorithmic transparency by new GDPR case brought against Uber by its drivers”

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  • Jul 23, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Top EU court sinks main framework for sending personal data across the Atlantic

The Privacy Shield framework for transferring personal data across the Atlantic was brought in to deal with a problem created by the EU’s GDPR. According to the latter, the personal data of European citizens can only be transferred to countries that offer “adequate” data protection, equivalent to the GDPR. The Privacy Shield system was devised … Continue reading “Top EU court sinks main framework for sending personal data across the Atlantic”

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  • Jul 15, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Privacy-loving EU building massive travel surveillance system for visitors that will affect billions of people

As this blog has noted, for all its faults, the European Union’s GDPR represents one of the most important attempts to protect digital privacy. Although it concerns the EU and its citizens, it has had knock-on effects around the world. Against that background of supporting privacy, it’s disturbing to read a new report from Statewatch … Continue reading “Privacy-loving EU building massive travel surveillance system for visitors that will affect billions of people”

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  • Jul 8, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

Brazil plans to bring in a “fake news” law, with serious implications for everyone’s privacy, no matter where they live

The world’s attention is rightly focused on the terrible new National Security Law in Hong Kong. But, as ever, there are bad things happening to human rights elsewhere as well. For example, in Brazil a new law that supposedly deals with “fake news” is close to being passed. That’s problematic in itself; but as so … Continue reading “Brazil plans to bring in a “fake news” law, with serious implications for everyone’s privacy, no matter where they live”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 5th, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of JUNE 5th, 2020 House delays vote on renewing FISA surveillance powers to grant FBI warrantless access to internet history The much anticipated vote on H.R. 6172 The USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 has been postponed indefinitely after a brief appearance on the House schedule last Wednesday. The … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 5th, 2020”

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  • May 27, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old

A few weeks ago, this blog noted that there were questions hanging over the GDPR, not least the fact that no major fines had been issued against top Internet companies. The GDPR has just passed the two-year mark, and many have taken the opportunity to weigh in on this issue. For example, the data protection … Continue reading “Top EU data protection agency under pressure to act against Internet giants as GDPR turns 2 years old”

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  • May 15, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Noyb files complaint against Google under GDPR, saying Android Advertising ID can be tracked

Every phone has an Android Advertising ID and it can be used to track your phone’s actions – and tied back to your identity. A privacy advocacy group called Noyb – European Center for Digital Rights has filed a legal complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Agency against Google under Europe’s GDPR law. Noyb stands … Continue reading “Noyb files complaint against Google under GDPR, saying Android Advertising ID can be tracked”

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  • May 13, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Here’s how China has made mass surveillance a “killer application” for AI: will the US do the same?

It’s increasingly evident that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a radical re-shaping of many aspects of society, not least in the world of privacy. Many people are trying to discern the shape of that new world in the current evolving situation. An interesting analysis from Naomi Klein picks up on many themes that have appeared … Continue reading “Here’s how China has made mass surveillance a “killer application” for AI: will the US do the same?”

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  • May 9, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Hungary suspends some GDPR privacy protections as part of COVID-19 “state of emergency”

The Hungarian government is suspending portions of the GDPR as part of their COVID-19 response. They are allowed to do so because the country is under a state of emergency – which may never end. Under the new measures, authorities will no longer need to abide by key provisions of the GDPR which protects the … Continue reading “Hungary suspends some GDPR privacy protections as part of COVID-19 “state of emergency””

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