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India was wise to pause its data privacy law: Microsoft
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says India is becoming one of the most influential nations in the future of tech regulation after it puts its data privacy law on hold. Read more…
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Wearables are evolving fast – is the healthcare space ready?
The health and wellness wearables market is developing rapidly. But will wearables change the healthcare sector just as fast? Read more…
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New tech rules – Indonesia’s data privacy nightmare?
New licensing rules are coming into effect in Indonesia on July 20, and they could have a big impact on the privacy of internet users. Read more…
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People in smart cities should have a say in who gets their data
A smart city runs on data generated by its people. This raises privacy issues that smart city projects aren’t taking seriously enough. Read more…
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ExpressVPN to pull its servers out of India over new CERT-In law
ExpressVPN will remove its servers from India due to the new CERT-In law on user data storage – its’s the first major VPN provider to do so. Read more…
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Insurance companies must embrace user-held data models
Insurance companies want to use customer behavior data to set premiums, but this raises privacy concerns. User-held data models can help. Read more…
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APAC consumers don’t trust you with their personal data
Consumers increasingly dislike sharing personal data with digital services and are becoming less tolerant of companies that don’t protect it. Read more…
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Paytm CEO Sharma denies report that servers share data with China
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma seeks to allay concerns over reports of user data being leaked to Chinese firms. Read more…
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Maybe they should call it the Data And AI World Congress now
Phone OEMs are launching their latest smartphones at MWC, but people aren’t talking about them. They’re talking about data and AI. Read more…
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VR and the metaverse could make data surveillance even worse
With VR sets collecting even more data on us than traditional screens, the metaverse could take data surveillance to new levels of creepy. Read more…
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Web3 needs real business models, not more marketing hype
Sustainable business requires building real solutions for a market with enough supply and demand. Web3 isn’t there yet. Read more…
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Five disruptive predictions for creating the future in 2022
2022 predictions: If the best way to predict the future is to create it, here’s our chance to think about the future we will create in 2022. Read more…
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Telstra fined $1.9 million over repeated data privacy / public safety fails
ACMA fines Telstra $1.9 million for massive violations of rules protecting customer privacy and safety – rules Telstra has breached before. Read more…
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Apple’s user privacy policy is better for its ad business than for its users
Is Apple really interested in user privacy, or is this really just a way to tighten control of user data to strengthen its ecosystem? Read more…
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Here’s an idea of how much data Amazon collects on its customers
Spoiler: it’s a lot. Amazon customer files reveal the company’s ability to amass strikingly intimate portraits of individual consumers. Read more…
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We need more reliable data for better healthcare – wearables can help
It’s time to think about how wearables data can be better utilized for clinical trials, public health and healthcare overall. Read more…
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Tighter data rules in Vietnam could derail country’s digital rise: Big Tech
Vietnamese authorities are reining in Big Tech’s access to local personal data, following rules set by regulators in Europe and China. Read more…
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China’s data law is disrupting supply chains by knocking ships ‘off the grid’
Ships in Chinese waters are disappearing from tracking systems following the introduction of China’s Personal Information Protection Law. Read more…
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Metaverses are coming, but who owns your avatar?
Who owns your metaverse avatar? This question is fundamental for the future of metaverses, digital services and human rights. Read more…
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Wearables market embraces subscription model – but will users pay?
Wearables firms are moving towards subscription models. Is this the next phase of wearables? And what does it mean for users’ rights to data? Read more…