Tag Archives for Privacy

EU-US Privacy Shield Still Not Protecting Your Privacy Full text of the new draft EU-US Privacy Shield was released February 29th but has not been signed yet. They have made some changes from the previous Safe Harbor Agreement. While some are good improvements, some seem to have not changed how our data is handled at […]

The Data Safe Harbor Rule The Safe Harbor Rule was established in 2000 between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US). This agreement allowed businesses to legally funnel information across the Atlantic. Such data is normally transferred during global commerce, email correspondence, and even social media communication. Europe has stricter privacy guidelines to protect its […]

What is the Facebook Data Use Policy? Facebook is updating its policies again, a move which will inevitably lead to another round of people  declaring that the company is selling their 852 photos of Jr. and posting custom legalese[1] on their timelines in an attempt to contradict whatever new policies the company has written. Is […]