It is not often when a major product used by millions rolls out changes reducing the privacy posture. Google Chrome is a recent example. The newly released version 69 automatically signs-in users into the browser whenever the user logs into a Google Service (e.g. Gmail); the change also makes…
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It is surprisingly difficult to find realistic, interesting and creative privacy case studies. It is perhaps even more difficult in the case of major software. There are no proper motivations for making this kind of work public (employees often paid to do some kind of work in-house; their compensation typically…
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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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Currently, it is the key question of cybersecurity and privacy strategic policy.
The European Union is going through an overhaul of its privacy and cybersecurity regulatory frameworks. New regulations appear with remarkable frequency. Let’s mention merely the three: NIS Directive (“common level of network and information security“), General Data…
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