Growing concerns surrounding the extensive information collected by menstruation-tracking apps In recent years there has been growing discourse surrounding menstruation-tracking apps and the personal data that these apps collect from users. Privacy campaigners have highlighted how data such as current medication, birth control use, and sexual...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 30 Mar. Health department leaks data of patients who accessed HIV services --- The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office reprimanded NHS Highland for a data breach that resulted in the exposure of sensitive patient information....
ChatGPT causes increasing data privacy concerns ChatGPT, short for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, surpassed one million users in less than a week from its introduction and 100 million users within its first 2 months. Its ability to articulately answer questions, compose emails, write essays and code has...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 2 Mar. TikTok fined 1.75 million lira by Turkish data protection authority --- TikTok has been charged with yet another fine for failure to adequately protect user data. The personal Data Protection Board (KVKK)...
African States strengthen their data protection laws According to the advocacy organisation ‘Internet Society’, more than 17 African countries have implemented extensive data protection legislations. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported that 33 countries have some form of data protection legislation in place. The...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 02 Feb. Should law enforcement use Google location data? --- The Register has reported that the American Civil Liberties Union is against the use Google location data as evidence to prosecute individuals, stating that...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere Dec. 15 Microsoft’s EU data boundary will begin rollout in January 2023 --- Companies and businesses that use Microsoft will be able to process and store customer data within the European Union. Concerns have been...
The future of EU-US data transfers and its impact on MarTech Joe Biden’s Executive Order aims to make room for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Privacy Shield 2.0) by addressing two primary concerns in the Schrems II court case (which famously ruined the Privacy Shield program that many...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates sourced from national data commissioners and leading privacy organisations. News this week: EDPB - Has reported on several fines for varying Data related reasons around Europe this month Read more ICO - Discuss pseudonymisation which comes after the recent...
While EU GDPR settles in, the implementation of various new global laws take root this year. As their impact starts to come into effect, are companies feeling prepared - Have their privacy practices caught up or been caught out? [caption id="attachment_3795" align="alignright" width="448"] Data Source: IAPP...
