Showing 49 to 60 of 114 results
French Companies Face Rising Cyberattacks: Urgent Need for Improved Security
A January 2025 OpinionWay and Cesin survey revealed that almost half of French companies faced major cyberattacks, emphasizing the need for better employee training and robust security practices to avoid significant financial and reputational losses.
French Companies Face Rising Cyberattacks: Urgent Need for Improved Security
A January 2025 OpinionWay and Cesin survey revealed that almost half of French companies faced major cyberattacks, emphasizing the need for better employee training and robust security practices to avoid significant financial and reputational losses.
Progress
36% Bias Score
German Law: Employer Access to Employee Emails
German law permits employers to access employee emails in specific situations (extended absences, suspected crimes), but continuous monitoring is illegal, requiring adherence to data protection laws.
German Law: Employer Access to Employee Emails
German law permits employers to access employee emails in specific situations (extended absences, suspected crimes), but continuous monitoring is illegal, requiring adherence to data protection laws.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Fontys Data Breach Exposes Student Medical Records
Fontys University of Applied Sciences experienced a data breach exposing student medical records and other personal information due to employees accidentally sharing documents publicly on the internal network; the university has removed the documents and launched an investigation.
Fontys Data Breach Exposes Student Medical Records
Fontys University of Applied Sciences experienced a data breach exposing student medical records and other personal information due to employees accidentally sharing documents publicly on the internal network; the university has removed the documents and launched an investigation.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Hanau Coalition Faces Backlash Over Data Breach and Public Questioning of Victim's Citizenship
Following criticism of Hanau's response to the 2020 racist attack, the local coalition publicly questioned Emis Gürbüz's citizenship application, prompting a data protection complaint and widespread outrage; the city also previously released a victim's private information.
Hanau Coalition Faces Backlash Over Data Breach and Public Questioning of Victim's Citizenship
Following criticism of Hanau's response to the 2020 racist attack, the local coalition publicly questioned Emis Gürbüz's citizenship application, prompting a data protection complaint and widespread outrage; the city also previously released a victim's private information.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Germany Debates Expanding Surveillance Powers Amidst Oversight Controversy
Germany's coalition government is debating increased surveillance powers for its security agencies, including expanded data collection and sharing capabilities, sparking controversy over the role of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information versus the Independent Review...
Germany Debates Expanding Surveillance Powers Amidst Oversight Controversy
Germany's coalition government is debating increased surveillance powers for its security agencies, including expanded data collection and sharing capabilities, sparking controversy over the role of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information versus the Independent Review...
Progress
56% Bias Score
\"German Coalition's Surveillance Plans Spark Privacy Concerns\"\
Germany's potential new coalition government is planning mass surveillance using facial recognition and AI, despite previous rulings against such practices; they also intend to make the participation in a flawed electronic patient file system mandatory, raising concerns over privacy and democratic o...
\"German Coalition's Surveillance Plans Spark Privacy Concerns\"\
Germany's potential new coalition government is planning mass surveillance using facial recognition and AI, despite previous rulings against such practices; they also intend to make the participation in a flawed electronic patient file system mandatory, raising concerns over privacy and democratic o...
Progress
64% Bias Score
EDPS Officials' Frequent Trips Home Raise EU Funding Concerns
An analysis of the European Data Protection Supervisor's (EDPS) travel expenses from 2017-2023 revealed that top officials frequently visited their home countries, prompting concerns about potential misuse of funds and calls for increased transparency and accountability. The EDPS defended the practi...
EDPS Officials' Frequent Trips Home Raise EU Funding Concerns
An analysis of the European Data Protection Supervisor's (EDPS) travel expenses from 2017-2023 revealed that top officials frequently visited their home countries, prompting concerns about potential misuse of funds and calls for increased transparency and accountability. The EDPS defended the practi...
Progress
52% Bias Score
German Coalition Prioritizes Data Use Over Privacy, Sparking Civil Liberties Concerns
Germany's upcoming coalition government plans increased digital surveillance, prioritizing data use over privacy, including biometric data tracking and expanded data retention, while potentially weakening data protection for SMEs and centralizing oversight, sparking concerns from civil society group...
German Coalition Prioritizes Data Use Over Privacy, Sparking Civil Liberties Concerns
Germany's upcoming coalition government plans increased digital surveillance, prioritizing data use over privacy, including biometric data tracking and expanded data retention, while potentially weakening data protection for SMEs and centralizing oversight, sparking concerns from civil society group...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Netherlands Intensifies Crackdown on Misleading Cookie Banners
The Dutch Authority for Personal Data (AP) is cracking down on companies with misleading cookie banners, issuing warnings to 100 companies in the coming months and increasing the likelihood of fines up to 4% of annual turnover, using a new automated bot to check compliance.
Netherlands Intensifies Crackdown on Misleading Cookie Banners
The Dutch Authority for Personal Data (AP) is cracking down on companies with misleading cookie banners, issuing warnings to 100 companies in the coming months and increasing the likelihood of fines up to 4% of annual turnover, using a new automated bot to check compliance.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Canada's Weak Privacy Laws Threaten EU Trade Relationship
Canada risks losing its EU data adequacy status due to weak privacy laws, jeopardizing trade relations and economic security, stemming from prioritizing US trade demands and neglecting domestic data protection.
Canada's Weak Privacy Laws Threaten EU Trade Relationship
Canada risks losing its EU data adequacy status due to weak privacy laws, jeopardizing trade relations and economic security, stemming from prioritizing US trade demands and neglecting domestic data protection.
Progress
48% Bias Score
IT Security Expert Advocates for User-Centric Design
Professor Melanie Volkamer of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology criticizes the current complexity of IT security systems, arguing for a user-centered design to improve user safety and reduce the burden on employees to avoid cyberattacks.
IT Security Expert Advocates for User-Centric Design
Professor Melanie Volkamer of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology criticizes the current complexity of IT security systems, arguing for a user-centered design to improve user safety and reduce the burden on employees to avoid cyberattacks.
Progress
48% Bias Score
German Citizen's Life Destroyed by UK Identity Theft
A 24-year-old German citizen, Rami Battikh, is facing severe career and life disruption due to a London criminal fraudulently using his stolen identity to rack up convictions that now appear on German databases, despite his repeated efforts to clear his name.
German Citizen's Life Destroyed by UK Identity Theft
A 24-year-old German citizen, Rami Battikh, is facing severe career and life disruption due to a London criminal fraudulently using his stolen identity to rack up convictions that now appear on German databases, despite his repeated efforts to clear his name.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Showing 49 to 60 of 114 results