Pro A third of data protection pros admit a breach in last 12 months Employee negligence top cause, but fears for new legislation impact 25 Jan
Blogs Privacy violation? Perhaps not… What might first appear to be employer snooping, is actually more of an overreaction 15 Jan
Trade Uber settles with New York AG for $20,000 over privacy lapse Company pledges to secure and restrict employee access to customer geo-location data 7 Jan
Life Database leak exposes 3.3 million Hello Kitty fans Database storing 3.3 million sanriotown.com accounts found online 22 Dec
Life EU privacy law to require opt-in and make data processors share in responsibility Businesses breaching new privacy rules could face fines of up to 4% of annual revenue 16 Dec
Life Schrems launches new legal broadside at Facebook Facebook can't protect European data from US spying 3 Dec
Pro Connected cars gather too much driver data Drivers pivacy at risk, European motoring organisations warn 27 Nov
Pro Digital forensics market set to double Increasing crime, terrorist attack threats and rising security concerns among drivers 26 Nov
Life Reddit to start honouring Do Not Track requests Changes to its privacy policy will come into effect in January 23 Nov
Pro Huge rise in security incidents in 2015 Fourfold increase over 2014 in reported security incidents in Ireland, hears IRISSCON 20 Nov
Blogs Strangers on a train Loose talk and careless words in the wrong place could be devastating 13 Nov
Pro Self-encrypting drives little better than software-based encryption Researchers demonstrated attacks against self-encrypting drives used in enterprise environments 13 Nov
Pro Microsoft sets up German data centres amid US surveillance concerns Control over the data will not be with Microsoft but Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems 13 Nov
Life Hack to cost TalkTalk up to £35m The hack put at risk personal data of 4% of the company's customers 11 Nov
Life Facebook faces €250k per day sanction from Belgian court Social network to appeal user tracking ban 10 Nov
Life Microsoft adds new tools for reporting spammy Windows Store reviews New tools allow developers to report questionable appraisals 9 Nov
Pro US must make next move on new Safe Harbour deal, says EC Defunct agreement reaplcement is urgent, but US must make the next move in negotiations 6 Nov
Life Encryption ban dropped from draft UK surveillance bill Britons' Web surfing habits will be stored for a year and made available to police 5 Nov
Blogs Hamburg’s way or the high way German regulators are driving far harsher alternatives to safe harbour than the rest of Europe wants 29 Oct
Life European privacy watchdogs split over Safe Harbour Caspar ruling could be a boon for hosting companies in Europe 28 Oct
Life Privacy watchdogs give EU, US three months to negotiate new Safe Harbour deal Data protection authorities threaten coordinated legal action against offending companies if no deal done by January 20 Oct
Pro European Commission upbeat on Safe Harbour ruling Commissioners took time out from discussing the plight of refugees to examine the Court of Justice's rejection of the Safe Harbour data protection... 7 Oct
Blogs No more safe harbours Fifteen years on, it's time to look at what 'adequate' data protection means 6 Oct
Pro Healthcare firms biggest target for cybercrooks Huge increase in attacks, targetting patient data, according to report 24 Sep
Life US protection of Europeans’ personal data is inadequate, says EU court official Advocate General's opinion spells further trouble for Safe Harbour principle 23 Sep
Trade Microsoft, US face off again over e-mails stored in Ireland Redmond still refusing to turn over user correspondence 4 Sep
Life Uber ride data publicly accessible through Google Detailed data, including addresses and the exact date and time, can be found for certain rides 4 Sep
Pro World’s top computing experts are worried about your data 'We are living in a black box society,' says scientist 27 Aug
Trade Sedicii makes World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer list Identifiy verification company only successful Irish entry this year 5 Aug
Pro Data sharing paramount after a security incident US attorney advises organisations on what to do post breach, with emphasis on information, not attribution 5 Aug
Life Google rejects French request to expand right to be forgotten Search giant argues EU ruling not a global law 31 Jul
Life EU privacy watchdog weighs in on data protection reform New app allows legislators and citizens to compare proposed texts of the upcoming data protection regulation released 30 Jul
Pro BYOD users worry employers can’t keep private data safe Fears and lack of trust over personal data, finds survey 16 Jul
Life Austrian court refuses to hear Europe-v-Facebook case Schrems plans to take matter to higher court after judge says action cannot be handled in Austria 1 Jul
Insights TechBeat: The way of the IT pro Everyday, the Irish IT pro interacts with various devices and services, encountering various risks as they go, with a clear picture emerging of the... 25 Jun
Life EU Council pushes for updated data privacy plan Proposal criticised by privacy organisations and industry lobby groups 16 Jun
Pro Don’t let cloud confuse your data back-up obligations, warns Canavan of KeetItSafe The myriad of cloud options does not change basic back-up requirements 15 Jun
Pro Data breaches cost an average of $154 per record 12% rise over last year, contrasting with other findings 28 May
Pro EC digital commissioner says no to encryption back doors As the US debates security agency demands for compulsory workarounds for encryption on mobile devices, the European Commission has come out against... 22 May
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