Communities are the way forward for organisations to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.They are also the place to get support and inspiration from peers, and to access exclusive content and Q&As with experts. This is what we believe, and to make this happen we count on an expert in online communities. Therefore, the SMOOTH…
Modern mobile platforms host a wide range of personal and sensitive information about the user that can reveal that user’s identity, social interactions, and even locations visited. Because of the sensitivity of this data, the Android operating system protects access to sensitive resources through a permission model, which should be granted by the user to…
The citizens of the European Union (EU) have demonstrated serious concerns regarding the management of personal information by online services. The 2015 Eurobarometer about data protection reveals that: 53% of EU citizens do not like that Internet companies use their personal information in tailored advertising. The EU reacted to citizens’ concerns with the approval of…
A new era for data protection The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) marked a new era for the digital economy and the protection of personal data in the EU. The data privacy overhaul sought to respond to the privacy concerns presented by the digital age. What emerged was a robust regulation imposing extensive responsibilities on companies…