One of the most discussed and often introduced as controversial additions of the General Data Protection Regulations are the high fines. Maximum fines of €10.000.000 (or 2% annual worldwide turnover) or €20.000.000 (or 4%) are definitely significant. They could cripple an entire company. But can or…
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Will soon all websites greet users with interrupting and blocking pop-ups requiring to read a consent form and click “I agree” - prior to allowing the actual using of a website? Will we all be expected click in tons? Let’s look at the worst scenario, and how we may…
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We live in interesting times. Cybersecurity is finally being treated very seriously, both on the technology and policy level - including international relations, the so called “cyber” diplomacy. I come from a technical and research background, having also experience in standards and regulations. In particular, I am fascinated with the…
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My work touches multiple dimensions: research, technology, standards and technology policy. One of the aspects of my security and privacy research involvement are the study of sensors privacy - and especially sensors exposed to websites via web browsers. The practical outcome of this work are privacy analyses of Web APIs.…
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I’m tracking all the things related to ePrivacy Regulation and also take an active part in the related work for a while now. What is ePrivacy? In a nutshell, ePrivacy is a regulation aiming to further protect privacy in electronic communication. Think of it as a specialized GDPR. Indeed,…
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