It seems that Edward Snowden was right on the money with his views on the EU-US Privacy Shield Pact. The whistleblower hero (or traitor, depending on who you ask) pulled no punches…
Tag: Data Privacy
Google’s Android L to encrypt user data by default
Just as Apple revealed that it has enhanced its encryption system, Google has announced that it’s next OS iteration will come with data encryption on by default.
Apple: Decrypting user data is impossible in iOS 8
Tim Cook: We know that your trust doesn’t come easy. That’s why we have and always will work as hard as we can to earn and keep it.
Apple CEO Tim Cook comes forward to reassure users of data privacy
Tim Cook: We don’t build a profile based on your email content or Web browsing habits to sell to advertisers.
ICO issues new big data protection guidelines for UK organisations
Steve Wood, ICO’s Head of Policy Delivery: What we’re saying in this report is that many of the challenges of compliance can be overcome by being open about what you’re doing. Organisations need to think of innovative ways to tell customers what they want to do and what they’re hoping to achieve.
Italy: Google must alter data privacy policies within 18 months
Google: “We’ve engaged fully with the Italian DPA throughout this process to explain our privacy policy and how it allows us to create simpler, more effective services, and we’ll continue to do so. We’ll be reading their report closely to determine next steps.”
Europeans to have same privacy rights as US citizens to seek judicial redress
Not any signal for the end of the spying programs by NSA, but it’s some leverage for EU citizens that US citizens already have!