Data protection law

The rules on how personal data is collected, kept and shared, such as the GDPR, the Swiss FADP and data retention law.

SignalTrace: Europe Exports the Surveillance It Will Not Allow Itself

SignalTrace: Europe Exports the Surveillance It Will Not Allow Itself

A grey saloon passes under a motorway gantry at 110 kph. The camera on the mast reads the plate, timestamps …

5G, Location Data and the Law's Targeting Error

5G, Location Data and the Law's Targeting Error

In 2011, Detroit police asked a mobile operator for the cell site records of Timothy Carpenter’s phone. …

Data Act vs CLOUD Act: who really controls your data in the cloud?

Data Act vs CLOUD Act: who really controls your data in the cloud?

For years, the world operated on a simple assumption: data has a physical place of residence. If it was stored …

The End of Privacy? Backdoors, the Online Safety Act, and the Response of Sovereign Ecosystems

The End of Privacy? Backdoors, the Online Safety Act, and the Response of Sovereign Ecosystems

London has become the epicenter of a global battle for the future of digital privacy. With the adoption of the …

The Time Bomb: Harvest Now, Decrypt Later and the Zero-Knowledge Imperative

The Time Bomb: Harvest Now, Decrypt Later and the Zero-Knowledge Imperative

The dependence of European governments on American cloud infrastructure poses more than just an immediate …