by Stewart Denley | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, has been fined €390m by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating EU data rules. The DPC found that Meta had unlawfully asked for permission to use people’s data for targeted...
by Stewart Denley | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Apple is doubling down on its commitment to privacy and security with a range of new features designed to protect the data of iPhone users. The company will now offer end-to-end encryption for nearly all the data that users store in iCloud, making it much harder for...
by Stewart Denley | Feb 20, 2023 | News
TikTok’s latest statement on its “privacy policy” has once again raised concerns about the security of user data, as the video-sharing platform revealed that some of its employees in China have access to accounts in the UK and European Union. The...
by Stewart Denley | Feb 17, 2023 | GDPR, Guidance
GDPR and Privacy Shield: Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized Digital Economy The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU-US Privacy Shield were both designed to protect the privacy of personal data of European Union (EU) citizens. However, the two...
by Stewart Denley | Feb 17, 2023 | GDPR, Guidance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a comprehensive data privacy regulation that came into effect on May 25, 2018, in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The regulation aims to enhance the...