Twitter doesn’t delete your direct messages, even years after the fact
According to security researcher Karan Saini, Twitter retains, for years, direct messages that users have sent, including messages that have been deleted...
Privacy & Ethics
Apple announces it is removing the Do Not Track feature from Safari
In a recent developer post, Apple announced that it would be removing the Do Not Track setting in its Safari browser for both the mobile and PC version....
Amazon Joins Microsoft in Calling for Facial Recognition Legislation
Amazon, one of the leading purveyors of facial recognition technology (with their own Amazon Rekognition), has joined Microsoft in backing calls for a legislative framework to regulate the use of facial recognition technology....
California Consumer Privacy Act Update
By ESOMAR With less than a year to go until the official entry into force of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA), ESOMAR is working on a series of articles to support you in the...
What the record fine for Google really means – and how you can avoid it
By ESOMAR As we mentioned last December in our analysis of recent data breaches, the enforcement of GDPR is gearing up quickly. This past week, the French CNIL set a new fine record for the...
What Does a No-Deal Brexit Mean for Data Flows?
Now the dust is settling somewhat after the recent surprising vote in UK parliament, it is as yet still unclear what will happen next with regards to Brexit. One thing is sure though - the...