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Trust is the keystone of the entire Internet system: without it more connection and therefore more commerce. How to restore it?
Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
Imagine if we could specify our general privacy preferences in our devices, have them check privacy policies when we sign up for apps, and warn us if the agreements overstep.
Facebook and Google already face a legal complaint in the wake of the new data protection law, but the most precious data still isn't covered.
Will GDPR usher in a fresh start for the internet? A look at the four main foundation elements and how they affect you.
By choosing to deal with companies with better data protection policies, Australian consumers can create pressure for change in how personal data is handled across the board.
Small charities aren't like small companies, and the way they operate may pose greater risks under GDPR than for others.
Organisations are on the losing side, especially those that rely on leveraging personal data to compete. But there will be a net benefit to consumers – and that's a good thing.
Everything you wanted to know but were scared to ask about... the General Data Protection Regulation (coming to a country near you).
The routine gathering and monetisation of vast amounts of personal data has been normalised.
Canadians — and consumers around the world — have the power to hold industries accountable for misuse or unauthorized use of our data. It's time to use it.
Personalisation has made decisions easier and quicker – but it is still large corporations, rather than individual users, who benefit most.
In a major blow to Facebook, a judge has ruled that a class action can proceed. If similar actions are brought around the world, Facebook could face billions of dollars in damages.
US privacy laws focus on informing consumers what's happening with their data; other countries specifically restrict data collection and analysis.
Slacktivism won't cut it in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Everything you need to know to prepare your business for changes to data protection law in the EU on May 25.
But despite the UK's alarmist tone on the incoming NIS directive, it's not just about the hefty £17m fines.
The rate at which valuable identity information is flying out of the control of firms is alarming -- more than 3,500 records per minute.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Research Fellow, College of Art & Design and Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University
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Departmental Lecturer in International Political Economy, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Information; Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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CSIT R&D Programme Manager, Queen's University Belfast
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation) & Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Sociologist, University of Stirling
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Professor in the School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Systems Security Engineering, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Strategic Management, Coventry University
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Research Fellow, Coventry University
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, IMD Business School
