UN Special Rapporteur Joe Cannataci told the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) this week to focus on dealing with encrypted communication rather than breaking it. Cannataci also called the proposed Assistance and Access Bill a technologically naive framework that ignores the realities...
The US’s much-anticipated privacy bill, which may allow the government to collect civil penalties if a company misuses consumer data on the internet or allows it to be stolen, could be drafted early next year according to a senator. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said that he...
Spain’s parliament recently approved the Organic Law on Data Protection and Digital Rights Guarantee (LOPDGDD) after being developed for two years. The LOPDGDD, which is expected to complement the EU’s GDPR, is scheduled to be published in the Official Spanish Bulletin by December 6, after...
According to Carbon Black’s Holiday Threat Report which was released this week, seasonal cyberattacks are expected to increase by 60 percent from last year and are likely to remain elevated throughout the holiday season. One of the cyber attack vulnerabilities that researchers are now warning about...
The Digital Industry Group, recently criticized Australia’s proposed piracy site-block amendments in its submission to the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018 consultation. The group, whose members include Google, Instagram, Yahoo, YouTube, Redbubble, and Oath, said that tech companies have spent thousands of hours and millions...
According to a new study from the University of Michigan, people who buy smart speakers such as Amazon’s Echo are likely to have accepted that the erosion of privacy is now a fact of life. The researchers interviewed 17 smart speaker users and 17 people who...
Uber is set to pay new fines for its 2016 data breach which compromised the personal data of millions around the world. UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) handed the ride-hailing giant a fine of 385,000 pounds ($490,760), while the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), a 600,000...
Facebook and Twitter had reportedly taken action on a babysitting app from a California-based company called Predictim over personal data privacy concerns. The company claims to offer a babysitter vetting service where it provides a score out of 5 based on the applicant’s social media...
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) are reportedly trying to quell concerns that the government's proposed Assistance and Access Bill would impact Australian exporters. Addressing the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) last Monday, Home Affairs Assistant Secretary Andrew Warnes clarified that the Bill...
Facebook’s APAC Privacy and Public Policy Manager Arianne Jimenez recently shared insights on privacy with experts at a Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) conference last Thursday. The country, which is moving closer to making a new privacy law, is seeking public comments for its Personal...