BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - In a first, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission must pay damages to a German citizen for failing to comply with its own data protection ...

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has imposed a 175,000-euro fine on HAN University of Applied Sciences for breaching ...

As governments focus on protecting personal data, various legislations have been enacted globally. In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect, South Africa enforces the ...

Data protection is essential to guarantee people’s privacy and digital rights. At Telefónica, we must consider it a strategic ...

Kris Lahiri is Co-founder and Chief Security Officer at Egnyte, responsible for the company's security, compliance and core infrastructure. In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, ...

Efforts by EU institutions to fix the enforcement gaps in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) risk doing more harm than good, according to privacy advocacy group noyb. A planned refit of the ...

Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has privately tried to convince the Irish Government to lead a pushback against data protection laws at European Union level, ...

Companies face strict scrutiny over their data governance due to the vast amounts of sensitive customer information they handle. The cliché "data is the new oil" holds true. The business process ...

User data protection is a universal concern for businesses across all industries. In the digital age, personal data is a valuable asset, and its compromise can lead to severe financial and ...

Heriot-Watt University needs to obtain and process certain information about our students to allow us to register students and organise courses, and to carry out other essential university activities.