Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU...
How Europe’s New Privacy Rules Favor Google and Facebook
Big tech companies gain while smaller online ad firms are squeezed under the European Union’s GDPR, which takes effect in May. When the European...
Plea of European Telecom DPOs and Heads of Privacy on e-Privacy Regulation
As Data Protection Officers (DPO) and Heads of Privacy of Europe’s leading telecommunications operators, we are working full speed ahead to bring...
European media companies warn ePrivacy law proposals could cripple business models
European media companies are mad about the current version of the ePrivacy Regulation, which would block the use of cookies without consumer...
European Commission Proposals Want to Increase the Fight Against Online Piracy
For governments and rights holders alike, the war against online piracy is as serious as it is never-ending. The European Commission is no...
How piracy of my films has made me lose so much money
Comedian Ayo Makun popularly known as AY said he has “lost so much money” to piracy of his movies. The actor said this while speaking on...
Just How Risky is Internet Piracy in 2017?
The world’s largest entertainment companies in the spheres of music, movies, and gaming would jump for joy if the Internet piracy phenomenon came...
Europe seeks quick access to user data
The proposals aim to help police act quickly in the wake of terror attacks to round up collaborators and suspects. One option would let police in...
7 in 10 smartphone apps share your data with third-party services
Our mobile phones can reveal a lot about ourselves: where we live and work; who our family, friends and acquaintances are; how (and even what) we...
Microsoft is trying to kill passwords with this new feature
You may soon be able to use your smartphones to sign into your Microsoft accounts. The company’s has launched ‘phone sign-ins‘ to...