Alexander HanffMunicipality liability when licensing unlawful servicesThose of you who read my previous article relating to Mobike will have noted that I made several points about the legality of the service…Dec 8, 2018Dec 8, 2018
Alexander HanffChina’s Surveillance & Social Credit system alive & kicking in Berlin…Earlier this week I was giving a speech on Data Ethics in Copenhagen when I was approached by one of the participants who wanted to ask me…Dec 5, 20185Dec 5, 20185
Alexander HanffThe Cold World of Algorithmic CensorshipThose of you who know me, know I am a human rights guy. My focus for the past 11 years has been on privacy and data ethics but for most of…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Alexander HanffIn the age of GDPR self-hosting might be cheaper than you think.A couple of years ago I wrote a brief article about developing a privacy by design focused web site and much of the advice was focused on…Aug 17, 20181Aug 17, 20181
Alexander HanffHomeland Security discovered my dastardly deeds…So they finally got me — I woke up this morning and found an email from JOHN FRANCIS KELLY, Adjutant General and Director State Military…Aug 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018
Alexander HanffICANN the public interest registery that can’t follow its own rules…So the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been having a bit of a hard time of late complying with European…Aug 7, 2018Aug 7, 2018
Alexander HanffEurope’s Data Protection Board comply with GDPR after formal complaint.On May 30th, just 5 days after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, I filed my first formal GDPR complaint…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Alexander HanffPrivacy: A $120 Billion QuestionIt has been a difficult week for Facebook with shares dropping over 20% in the last 2 days resulting in the loss of over $120 billion from…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Alexander HanffDigital Psychology: Why Privacy is so important for Self DeterminationAs a species, humans are not particularly rational; we are controlled by a plethora of external and internal factors such as our…Jun 30, 20181Jun 30, 20181
Alexander HanffCase C-210/16 and joint liability for third party processing activitiesJune 5th, 2018 saw the the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issue their final judgment in Case C-210/16. The case focuses on…Jun 29, 2018Jun 29, 2018