On 27 November 2018, 7 member groups of the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) asked each of their national Data Protection […]
EU NGOs blast Google Location data collection as U.S. Groups blast FTC on privacy
Closed-door discussions to filter the internet continue
On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament (EP) adopted the worst imaginable amendments to the copyright Directive proposal. After this […]
Five Red Flags for Food, Farming and Fair Trade Under the UK’s New Brexit Plan
“Brexit”—the impending withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union triggered by the 2016 UK referendum—presents a number of […]
Parents, stay away from Amazon’s Echo Dot
Earlier this month, Amazon (AMZN, +0.09%) released Echo Dot Kids, the first Alexa-equipped speaker designed specifically for children. Amazon says […]
How Google is eroding consumers’ freedom to choose
Google hit the headlines last year when the European Commission fined the tech giant €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust […]
Apps rated appropriate for kids are actually manipulating them
The digital revolution is happening so fast. With little regard for the consequences, Big Tech has convinced parents to put […]
Trade is on everyone’s mind – it should be on NCD advocates’ minds too
Everyone seems to be talking about trade. Normally a niche issue relegated to newspapers’ financial pages, it has been catapulted […]
Is California’s New Privacy Law Right for the United States?
At the end of June, California enacted what has been billed as a comprehensive privacy law. By all accounts, it […]
We need sound policy to quell the data arms race, protect users
What do the Equifax breach, Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook users’ data for political campaign purposes and Grindr’s sharing of […]
Data insecurity and data protection: Will U.S. consumers benefit from new EU data protection laws?
As consumers do and store more and more online, the threat of data breaches and privacy lapses is ever-present. Americans’ […]