Olga Slipetska In a previous editions of Cassandra Voices we discussed the Russian surveillance system, called SORM, and the far-reaching data privacy impact it may have vis-à-vis private individuals and communication service providers. Russia is not the only state struggling to strike a balance between national security concerns that often mandate extensive surveillance measures, and the right … Read more
In the previous edition of Cassandra Voices Eoin Tierney explored the extent to which data is routinely harvested in a variety of ways, some of which we cannot easily control. This extends to hardware used to measure one’s fitness. Fitbit, a company producing a famous activity tracker, is no exception. Data gleaned from these devices, … Read more
The issue of data privacy is becoming a source of increasing individual and corporate unease with wide political ramifications. To that end the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force in less than two months, will attempt to harmonize and enhance data protection standards across the continent. Around the world governments … Read more