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One Year on, EU's GDPR Sets Global Standard for Data Protection
2019-05-24 14:24

The EU's strict data laws have set the global benchmark for protecting personal information online since coming into force a year ago, but some worry that many users have barely noticed the...

A closer look at mobile permissions one year into GDPR
2019-05-24 05:00

With GDPR reaching its one year anniversary May 25, Airship revealed top-level results of its global benchmark study, examining the state of mobile app user permissions across nearly 700 million...

GDPR fines levied so far: The lessons businesses can learn
2019-05-23 18:13

After one year of enforcement of the GDPR, businesses can learn much from how the provisions of the regulation have been applied and how organizations have been fined.

Data privacy: A hot-button issue for Americans one year after GDPR
2019-05-23 05:15

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in the European Union a year ago this month. GDPR, which gives EU citizens more control over their personal data by mandating how...

GDPR: One Year Down…Now What?
2019-05-22 17:38

On May 25, 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation came into law for European Union countries, created to protect data relating to E.U. citizens, ensuring the right to know what is being...

Tech news roundup: GDPR turns 1, and who makes the best apps?
2019-05-22 14:40

Karen Roby reports on this week's biggest tech news, including Huawei's Android license and the one year anniversary of GDPR. How have businesses been affected by the legislation and what does...

How has GDPR actually affected businesses?
2019-05-20 16:19

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is now a year old, and has resulted in financial repercussions and changes to how businesses handle data.

Half of companies missed GDPR deadline, 70% admit systems won’t scale
2019-05-17 04:45

Even if given two years notice to achieve GDPR compliance, only half of companies self-reported as compliant by May 25, 2018, a DataGrail survey reveals. “The Age of Privacy: The Cost of...

GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
2019-05-16 12:03

$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full EffectEuropean privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection...

PII capturing websites still applying poor security measures one year after GDPR
2019-05-13 04:30

One year after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, 1 in 10 PII capturing websites belonging to the top 10 UK financial services organizations are still doing so...