Privacy

Welcome!  The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately, even though you care about privacy, or perhaps because you care so much about it, you may feel that there’s not much you (or anyone) can really…

In quite literally the blink of an eye, we’ve seen artificial intelligence go from a mind-blowing innovation to an integral part of our daily lives.  From chatbots and virtual assistants to recommendation algorithms, leveraging AI-powered systems have enhanced user experiences and streamlined various processes.  In this article, we will explore…

The growing number of new state laws in the United States paired with existing laws in Europe via the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means not only that every scaled user of data needs to be more than conscious of the new laws, but actually needs to have a process…

Link to the original Press Release from the European Commission Today, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal data transferred from…

There is no better way to kick things off in 2023, and just before Data Protection Day, than with a heads up about what to pay attention to this year in privacy and its ever expanding realm around the world. In short: Enforcement, enforcement, enforcement First point on the list: GDPR…

Identity theft can have devastating effects. In one recent example, a retired couple in the Chicago suburbs came within hours of losing their life savings to a sophisticated attack.  The attackers worked for months to gain access to the couple’s retirement accounts. After obtaining one of the individuals’ Social Security…

In November, Gizmodo exclusively reported that Apple harvests data about its users even after they flip the switch on an iPhone privacy setting that promises to “disable the sharing of device analytics altogether.” Since then, consumers across the country have filed at least 12 different class-action lawsuits about the problem. Apple ignored dozens of…

Phil Lee, Managing Director of Digiphile writes: “A bit of history today: what are the origins of the privacy principles by which we live today? You might point back to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) or the Council of Europe Convention of Human Rights (1950), but while…

Global Privacy under the Magnifying Glass (Source: Pixabay) There is no better way to kick things off in 2023, and just before Data Protection Day, than with a heads up about what to pay attention to this year in privacy and its ever expanding realm around the world. In short:…