Fahad HSep 5, 20181 min readComplaints to the ICO have spiked since GDPR came into effect in MayGDPR is a sweeping set of new data privacy rules that govern the handling of EU members’ data no matter where it occurs. Companies found...
Fahad HAug 21, 20182 min readGoogle faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location trackingA California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...
Fahad HAug 16, 20182 min readGoogle clarifies it does capture location data after Location History is turned offEarlier this week, the AP reported that Google continues to collect user location data even when user Location History is turned off. In...
Fahad HJul 12, 20181 min readFacebook receives $664,000 UK privacy fine, which could have been $1.9B under GDPRFacebook has received a £500,000 fine ($664,000) in the UK resulting from the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting scandal. The fine was...
Fahad HJul 10, 20182 min readReport: Most consumers think companies aren’t doing enough to protect their datanew research released Tuesday by digital advertising platform Choozle. According to the report, a full 89 percent of consumers polled...
Fahad HJul 6, 20181 min readDespite marketers’ optimism about new privacy laws, massive data breaches continue to rock conWith the enactment of new data privacy laws comes the expectation that consumer privacy will be better maintained. But will the new rules...
Fahad HJul 3, 20182 min readReport: Feds widen scope of Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal probetargeting millions of its users by data firm Cambridge Analytica, according to a report in The Washington Post. Five anonymous sources...
Fahad HJul 2, 20182 min readCalifornia lawmakers approve highly contested new data privacy rules, staving off a November ballot The California Consumer Privacy Act gives consumers an array of new rights, including the right to prevent businesses from selling or...
Fahad HJun 26, 20183 min readBlockchain powered Killi wants users to ‘own their identity,’ make money from brandsIt’s an idea that has been around for years: Consumers should control and explicitly sell their data for compensation. It’s implied in...
Fahad HJun 22, 20182 min readFacebook’s latest data faux pas: app analytics reports sent to the wrong peopleFacebook’s data security issues have turned into a nonstop game of whack-a-mole. After having to alert 14 million users that their...
Fahad HJun 22, 20182 min readIn major privacy win, US Supreme Court says cops need warrant to access cell phone locationPolice will no longer be able to access cell phone location data without a warrant. That’s a ruling that the US Supreme Court handed down...
Fahad HJun 20, 20183 min readSurvey: 58% will share personal data under the right circumstancesAnother day, another survey on consumer privacy. And like many of the others, a new survey (.pdf) from Acxiom and trade group DMA seeks...
Fahad HJun 14, 20182 min readSnapchat’s new Snap Kit app developer platform designed to safeguard user privacySnapchat is launching a new developer platform called Snap Kit for app integrations. The platform includes four integration options —...
Fahad HJun 6, 20181 min readThe story of data, Part 5: Where are we going?So, what does the crystal ball say about the future of data? Buckle up. No matter what happens, it’s going to be an interesting ride. A...
Fahad HJun 5, 20182 min readFacebook facing class action in Illinois, campaign finance suit in WashingtonFacebook’s legal struggles continue. As we discussed yesterday, the company faces (and disputes) new allegations that it previously...
Fahad HJun 5, 20182 min readTaking aim at Facebook & others: Apple says it is ‘shutting down’ tracking from LikApple further entrenched its strategic positioning as privacy protector against the ad tech ecosystem at WWDC, its annual developer...
Fahad HMay 30, 20181 min readCalifornia ballot measure could become ‘America’s GDPR’Call it privacy’s revenge. The California Consumer Privacy Act now appears likely to qualify for the ballot, with more than enough...
Fahad HMay 24, 20181 min readGoogle to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent FrameworkThe framework is designed in part to allow advertisers and publishers to share consent across the ad tech ecosystem. Consent from users...
Fahad HMay 23, 20181 min readThe story of data, Part 3: Who owns it?Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership becomes much murkier....
Fahad HMay 23, 20181 min readData controllers and data processors: The difference and why it matters in GDPRTo become compliant, companies are hiring data privacy officers, auditing processes and in some cases, pulling out of Europe altogether....
