data protection

Radical proposals suggest removing provisions on consent and the need for human oversight on AI decision-making

A misconfigured cloud service is the suspected cause of the exposure

Privacy experts slam the fine as a 'slap on the wrist' and say the retailer could have faced much harsher consequences under GDPR

A lower court ruling previously barred the company from preventing hiQ Labs from accessing information that its members had made public

Security experts warn the legislative changes go against the fundamentals of identity and access control

Breakthrough could pave the way for highly secure worldwide communications

International law enforcement agencies Interpol and Europol have been informed

The use of a facial image database violated the country’s Privacy Act, said Canada’s privacy regulator

However, a fifth said they do not trust their organisation to use their personal health data responsibly

Previously, Ring owners got private messages from police looking for user videos

ICO said the breach of data protection laws was “serious”

Companies must still try harder on cookie consent

The notorious facial recognition firm claims to have a database of more than three billion images scraped from social media sites

The law requires social media companies to identify users when authorities demand it, which could see the end of encryption

The page shows your Google searches, locations, and YouTube views

The ECHR has ruled that the UK's bulk collection and ISP data interception programmes breached human rights law

More than 600 fines have been issued under the EU's data protection regulation since it came into force in 2018

Mobile apps reveal user data, including emails, chat messages, location, and passwords

Your digital footprint is always growing – so we explore how you can keep it under control

Bipartisan bill would force Facebook and Google to follow Apple’s lead on tracking transparency

Tested.Me Ltd sent 84,000 ‘nuisance' emails to people who had scanned QR codes to check into venues during the COVID pandemic

A parliamentary committee has recommended 24 changes to a bill before Australia can share data with foreign countries