'As we all do more online, the risks that personal data might be compromised are ever more significant'

摘要

FEW THINGS have kept data protection regulators worldwide on their toes more in recent years than the advances we've seen in technology and the Internet. From the rise of social networking to cloud computing, the way we manage personal information has undergone a transformation in the last decade. We now routinely put information about ourselves and our friends online for others to view; we allow phone companies to check our location to find out where the nearest cinema is; we might store information 'in the cloud' rather than on a server or computer. And we pay for products and services using PIN codes rather than signatures.