Last week, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced that it was fining the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) £200,000 (over $260,000 US) for a 2017 data breach. The breach exposed the email addresses, and in some cases the full names, of 90 individuals. The information of these people, presumably sexual abuse victims and […]

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is the toughest pro-consumer privacy legislation in the United States. It faces a long road to implementation that will likely see some significant changes before it takes effect on January 1 2020.

When it comes to privacy or security, advice can be found everywhere. Use Signal. Use Two-Factor Authentication. Don’t share passwords. Use a password manager. Invariably, these are followed by a series of critical questions – what if your password manager is compromised, what if someone’s broken into your phone, etc. The same thing happens with […]