At the end of June, California enacted what has been billed as a comprehensive privacy law. By all accounts, it […]
Is California’s New Privacy Law Right for the United States?
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’ […]
What we can learn from the Equifax breach
Massive Data Breach at U.S. Credit Bureau Equifax Raises Many Questions, Including About U.S. Privacy and Data Security Laws and […]
#WatchOut: Significant security flaws in smartwatches for children
As a part of our work on the Internet of things, the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) has analyzed consumer rights […]
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 […]
Reporting back: ‘Ensuring Privacy Rights for All’
Last month, TACD hosted a half-day workshop in Washington, DC—Ensuring Privacy Rights for All—that brought together industry, privacy and consumer […]
Tinder and me: My life, my business
Tinder is one of the many online dating companies of the Match Group. Launched in 2012, Tinder started being profitable as of 2015, […]
Five things the online tracking industry gets wrong
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe, one of the loudest enemies of the e-Privacy Regulation, is the association of online tracking […]