I recently shared a post about browsers, comparing Google, Brave, and Firefox on whether they protect our online identity and personal data. Thanks to a comment on that post, I learned about the PrivacyTests.org project and its creator, Arthur Edelstein. PrivacyTests.org is an open-source project that measures and compares the…

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has approved the Europrivacy criteria for certification as the “European Data Protection Seal”(common certification) under Article 42 (5) of the GDPR. With the certificate, companies can now evaluate and formally approve their data processing compliance, and Europrivacy certificates will be officially recognised in all…

Google Chromebooks and Workspace are widely used in Danish schools. — Google Chromebooks (Google laptops) and Workspace both include Google’s G Suite software suite pre-installed (formerly G-Suite for Education). 👉🏻Personal information such as students’ names, schools, and classes were processed and displayed on the platforms when they used these programmes with their school accounts. Danish DPA found personal information of Danish…

You sit down at your computer to work on your annual report. It’s due tomorrow, and you have a lot of data to input. As you type in the first few rows of numbers, you notice something strange. Your computer seems to be moving slower than usual. You stop typing…

What is the current status of data transfers between the United States and the European Union? (25.04.2022) The European Union (EU) and the United States have reached a “deal in principle” and announced the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (25 March 2022) aimed at facilitating data exchange between the EU and the US. This Framework is intended to make sharing data between the E.U. and the U.S…

#GDPR, #Data Privacy, #Accountability #CloudComputing Ensuring Accountability by cloud data controllers means that privacy is also ensured. Cloud security is often compromised by the lack or absence of a few key features, particularly privacy. This article will focus on non-technical approaches to support Accountability in cloud computing. In this way…

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In this article, I talked about the IAPP — International Association of Privacy Professionals, an organisation that most people in the Data Privacy sector have heard of at least once and I talked about the place of those certificates in the sector. The article’s content has been organized to address…

My new year message to all of my followers. Thank you for being a part of my journey in 2021. I wish all of you a healthy, prosperous, and joyful 2022. 🍀 2021 left me with unforgettable memories, but it also taught me to be in the present and not…