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One of the fundamental principles of data protection is ensuring that individuals provide informed and explicit consent before their data is collected and processed. To combat data harvesting by big tech companies, African governments should establish stringent regulations that require companies to be transparent about their data practices and obtain clear consent from users.

Study finds carmakers are storing, sharing and selling users personal data, with Tesla being the worst offender.

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has enacted amendments to the Data Protection Regulations, enhancing the current data protection framework and keeping itself at the forefront of data protection in the region.

Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.

Social media and online shopping platforms collect a significant amount of personal information and even share it with third parties. The growing risks of data leaks and fraud should force companies to offer better protection.

The proliferation of sensors in automobiles - from telematics to fully digitized control consoles - has made them prodigious data-collection hubs.

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California's laws are too unwieldy to provide real online privacy protection. The Delete Act would create a one-step mechanism for consumers to get every data broker to delete their personal information.

Sir Mark Rowley said leak of details of 47,000 staff has made people ‘very nervous’

Major automakers are failing at privacy because cars collect substantial personal data on drivers that can frequently be sold or shared, according to a new analysis from the Mozilla Foundation. Every major car company examined by researchers received a privacy warning label in the Mozilla Foundation’s latest “Privacy Not Included” study released Wednesday. “Car makers…