On the first day of GDPR enforcement, Facebook and Google have been hit with a raft of lawsuits accusing the companies of coercing users into sharing personal data. The lawsuits, which seek to fine Facebook 3.9 billion and Google 3.7 billion euro (roughly $8.8 billion in dollars), were filed by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems,...
Perhaps the most important provision of GDPR is that consumer consent for data processing must be “freely given” to be valid. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office’s guidance, this means companies can’t unnecessarily make consent a condition of accessing their service. You must give consumers a real choice. This is a noble principle upon which...
A few days later, Facebook unveiled what that something would be: Internet.org. Launched with six partners, it was a collection of initiatives intended to get people hooked on the net. Its projects fell into two groups. For people who were within range of the internet but not connected, the company would strike business deals with...
Notre posture a été plutôt agressive par le passé, c'est vrai. Elle est désormais beaucoup plus basée sur le dialogue, l'écoute et le partenariat avec les pouvoirs publics. Il est possible d'avoir des accords gagnant-gagnant, comme le montre l'accord totalement innovant que nous avons annoncé mercredi avec Axa . Cela renforce la protection sociale de...
Ce vendredi 25 mai entrera en vigueur, dans toute l’Union européenne, le règlement général européen de protection des données personnelles (RGPD). Un texte conquis de haute lutte pour préserver les données personnelles des internautes. Malgré cette avancée, les français, dans une très large majorité, se sentent encore en insécurité numérique. Le nouveau cadre règlementaire a été...
Le règlement européen pour la protection des données personnelles (RGPD) entre en application ce vendredi. Tout l'enjeu pour ce texte, un brin protectionniste, est de ne pas manquer sa cible. Jour-J pour le RGPD. Très discuté par les lobbyistes de tous bords au moment de sa rédaction, le règlement général sur la protection des données...
More people are leaning on voice-enabled devices for routine tasks, like research. But when it comes to voice commerce, most still prefer to shop the traditional way. In fact, a February 2018 survey by PwC reveals that consumers are more comfortable visiting a physical store or shopping online than they are using their voice assistant...
May 9, 2018 Walmart has emerged triumphant in the retail war to acquire a majority stake in Flipkart. On Wednesday, the company gained 77% ownership of the India-based ecommerce site in a $16 billion deal. Walmart, known for its big-box format and low prices, isn’t perceived to have the ecommerce expertise of Amazon. For the...
On May 25, a new law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is going into effect in the European Union. The law was created to protect EU citizens from potential abuses, like the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal. Though the timing may seem coincidental, this law has been in the works for more than four...
Neo diagnostic Les avancées technologiques permettent de conseiller les clients et de personnaliser les réponses et les produits. A titre d’exemple, Revieve, un « digital skincare advisor » doté d’une technologie qui analyse votre peau à partir d’une simple photo prise via un Ipad ou un smartphone. Le diagnostic est immédiat et un programme de...
