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Goodbye, 2018 — a year of data and privacy scandals

Dec 31, 2018
Executive summary: The GDPR is coming for you.
Facebook employees talks to visitors as the social network Facebook opens a pop-up kiosk for one day on December 13, 2018, in Bryant Park in New York, where it will field questions about its data-sharing practices and teach users how to understand its new privacy controls.
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Five things to look for in the 2019 tech industry

Dec 26, 2018
More data breaches? Multiple versions of the internet? Here's what to keep an eye on.
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It takes "thousands of hours" to comply with GDPR, says one tech CEO

Jun 12, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation has been an "intense" process for some companies.
A European Union flag waves in the wind in Berlin.
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5 things you need to know about the GDPR

May 24, 2018
Yeah, we'll tell you what the acronym stands for.
The European flag flatters in the wind past the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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For small companies, doing business in Europe may not be worth the cost

Large companies are spending millions to comply with Europe's new data laws; that could prove tough for smaller businesses.
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Getting "terms of service" updates lately? Here's why

Europe is about to enact the GDPR, a set of new privacy rules for the web.
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