EU privacy chief expects first round of GDPR fines by year-end
Regulators are set to exercise their new powers by handing out fines and even temporary bans on companies that breach a new EU privacy law.
Regulators are set to exercise their new powers by handing out fines and even temporary bans on companies that breach a new EU privacy law.
High Court blocks attempt to bring legal action against Google over claims it had collected sensitive data from over four million iPhone users.
Six major web companies and internet-service providers will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel on 26 September.
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Oath and Twitter members have raised concerns over the Assistance and Access Bill draft published on 14 August.
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users.
The federal government’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs has literally cried ‘fake news’ in response to criticism of the country’s privacy protections made by a United Nation Special Rapporteur.
IMF Bentham is preparing to potentially sue Facebook in Australia over its sharing of users' data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
A Sydney-based law firm is investigating the prospects of a class action against PageUp, after it flagged a potential breach of clients’ data following a malware hit.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee demands that Facebook’s CEO respond to a report that user data was shared with at least 60 device manufacturers.
GDPR has brought a new level of data protection to the European Union, but rather than replicate the regulation in the USA, Box CEO Aaron Levie wants an global agreement on privacy standards.
Google Australia's managing director Jason Pellegrino has emphasised the importance of consumer trust in the company, saying that without it "our business doesn't exist".
Google is under investigation in Australia following claims by Oracle that it collects data from millions of Android smartphones users.
Facebook’s privacy practices were cleared by PwC in an assessment completed when Cambridge Analytica gained access to the personal data of millions of users.
Technology companies could be forced to hand over users' data to European law enforcement officials even when it is stored on servers outside the bloc.
The U.S. Supreme Court has dropped Microsoft’s privacy fight with the Justice Department after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute.