The Data Protection Act 2018 sets out UK GDPR which already requires the application of privacy-by-design and data-minimisation principles. It is enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The penalty for breaking this law is up to £17.5 million or 4% of...
euCONSENT is a European Commission funded project to create an interoperable network of AV providers. It began a pilot of its technology in February 2022 with over 1,600 participants across 5 countries and will go live this summer. This will allow you to prove your...
More and more of us are becoming aware of the risks of ‘phishing’ – fake emails or websites that seek to extract personal data, particularly passwords and other secrets we use to secure our online activities. This is, sadly, not a problem unique to...
The fundamental policy aim is to prevent children stumbling accidentally across pornography when they are online. So to some extent, if more technically-aware children are determined to circumvent the protections being put in place, that does not mean the policy has...
First of all, we would warn anyone against relying on the use of a VPN to keep their online activity secret. VPN’s may themselves be compromised, particularly lower quality free and cheap services. There are also other methods of surveillance, such as viruses...