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This so happened in Ohio last fall, when a man was convicted of aggravated arson and insurance fraud based on evidence provided by the data from his cardiac pacemaker. A man, whose house had burnt down, was investigated against after traces of fire accelerant [...]
Currently, there is no specific data protection law in China; rules relating to personal data protection are found in different laws and regulations. Some weeks ago, on 1 June 2017, the new Cybersecurity Law entered into force. We already wrote about [...]
We have heard on how companies are tracking our data, and we have a vague idea on where and when our personal data is being gathered. However, corporate surveillance has been in constant development providing more information about a person than ever [...]
€ 150 Million fine to Facebook by French Data Protection Authority Last week, the French Data Protection Authority (DPA) has condemned Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland to the payment of a € 150 million fine. The sanction is part of a joint investiga [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the US regulatory authority that ensures compliance with the principles of net neutrality, which were established by the Commission’s Open Internet Order in February 2015. Net neutrality means that all [...]
The most recent document provided by the Article 29 Working Party (29 WP) provides guidelines for further comprehension on when and how to conduct a DPIA. The main goal of a DPIA is to: “describe the processing, assess the necessity and proportionality [...]
NHS Digital and the Home Office: the relationship The outgoing head of the UK’s Health and Social Care Information Centre (“NHS Digital”) claims to have repeatedly been pressured by the Home Office to provide them with the personal data of immigrant patients. [...]
New WhatsApp feature WhatsApp has announced a new feature, “Status”. With Status, WhatsApp users will now be able to use GIFs, photographs and videos to update their status. The feature will make provision for multiple updates which a user’s contacts [...]
