WELCOME to Connected Rights, your ruby slippers on the yellow-brick road of digital rights news and analysis. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GDPR HAS BEEN nothing if not dramatic, so what the heck, let's focus on that today. (Don't worry, there's a bit of non-GDPR-related stuff towards the end.) The complaints: One of the GDPR's fun bits … Continue reading GDPR special: How was the end of the world for you?
The Zuckerberg farce
WELCOME to Connected Rights, your breach in the hull of digital rights news and analysis. MARK ZUCKERBERG'S APPEARANCE BEFORE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEADERS yesterday was an absolute farce. With the world's attention trained on them, the MEPs spent an hour grandstanding, landing all the predicted blows but at excessive length – the meeting was only supposed to … Continue reading The Zuckerberg farce
A new standard for connected privacy
WELCOME to Connected Rights, your toad in the hole of digital rights news and analysis. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or get them to sign up. I'm David Meyer, aka @superglaze on Twitter and @davidmeyerwrites on Facebook. Don't forget to check out the Connected Rights website. Dayón! Hey, this is the 50th edition of Connected Rights! I hope you're enjoying … Continue reading A new standard for connected privacy
Avoiding and enforcing the GDPR
WELCOME to Connected Rights, your slap in the face of digital rights news and analysis. LAST YEAR I WROTE ABOUT HOW many of Europe's data protection authorities are too underfunded to properly enforce the General Data Protection Regulation. With just a few weeks to go now, that's still the case. Reuters surveyed 24 DPAs and found … Continue reading Avoiding and enforcing the GDPR
Facebook and the history Zuck denied
WELCOME to Connected Rights, your jam in the jar of digital rights news and analysis. REMEMBER WHEN MARK ZUCKERBERG TOLD CONGRESS that "all of your information is included in 'download your information'", while trying to dodge questions over whether Facebook also collects browsing and other data from third parties, that aren't included in such downloads? Funny … Continue reading Facebook and the history Zuck denied
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