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Walking the line between POPIA and GDPR

Russel Luck, specialist Technology Attorney at SwiftTechLaw discusses the similarities and differences between South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and Europe’s GDPR and how companies doing business across both regions need to handle their approach to privacy compliance. A lesser-known fact is that the European Union is the…

MEFOctober 18, 2018

Personal Data

The forgotten personal data threat: HLR lookups

Telecoms routing specialist XConnect’s Data Protection Officer Lee Suker discusses the use of Home Location Register (HLR) lookup services describing the opportunity they represent for the industry to improve a multitude of services, and also issuing a warning regarding the little known personal data threat they could pose for businesses…

MEFSeptember 19, 2018

Interviews Personal Data

Cinarra Interview: it’s time for MNOs to monetise their data

Advertisers are very good at understanding people’s online journeys. But offline? Not so much. Cinnara believes MNOs are sitting on location data that can fix the problem – and unlock huge revenues. MEF talked to Cinarra’s CEO Sundi Sundaresh… If data is the new oil, then mobile network operators are…

MEFSeptember 18, 2018

Personal Data Privacy

Understanding attitudes towards digital identity and personal information

Michael Becker, an expert advisor on identity & personal information management solutions, outlines the findings of a new paper from MEF and Assurant that takes a closer look at UK smartphone user’s attitudes towards their personal information and privacy in the post GDPR age. Worldwide and with a mixture of…

MEFSeptember 13, 2018

Enterprise Communications Interviews Personal Data

Interview: UK tax collector HMRC on reducing SMiShing by 90 per cent

When the UK ‘taxman’ HMRC hugely reduced email-based scams, fraudsters turned to SMS. Here, Mike Fell, head of operational and cyber security at HMRC, speaks to MEF’s Tim Green about how the agency tackled the new threat. It’s been said many times that the only certainties are death and taxes.…

MEFSeptember 5, 2018

Digital Identity Opinions

The four noble truths of digital sovereignty

Michael Becker, an expert advisor on identity & personal information management solutions, shares a unique insight into what it really means to participate in the digital economy, and how we as consumers, can balance the risks and many rewards. People reap tremendous value and convenience when participating in the digital…

MEFJuly 12, 2018

Personal Data

GDPR: Navigating the Business Responsibilities and Opportunities

5 days into the launch of GDPR, MEF CEO Rimma Perelmuter joined Katryna Dow, founder and CEO of Meeco, Amanda Long, Director-General of Consumers International, Shadi Razak, CTO of Cynation, and moderator Mark Little, senior manager at GSMAi for a keynote panel at the m360 Privacy & Security Event in…

MEFJune 1, 2018

Personal Data

MEF CEO named Trust Leader of the Year

Last month identity leaders and experts gathered in Washington for the annual KNOW Identity Conference, which featured the 2nd annual KNOW Awards, celebrating the most compelling start-ups, individuals, and identity organisations of the year. Rimma Perelmuter, MEF’s CEO won the Trust Leader of the Year and reflecting on the awards,…

MEFMay 1, 2018

Event Personal Data

MEF MWC Leadership Session: consumer trust – crisis or opportunity?

When people are not giving away their data, they’re having it stolen. Will billions of connected machines make this data leakage better or worse? MEF’s annual Leadership Session at MWC 2018, supported by ForgeRock, thrashed the topic out – MEF Features Editor Tim Green shares his takeaways… It was entirely…

MEFMarch 19, 2018

Guest blog Personal Data

Why we need an international identity and personal data Trust Mark online

In this guest post, Founder and Executive Chairman of digi.me Julian Ranger discusses the concept of a trust framework for personal data, along with the potential for use of an internationally recognised symbol such as a kitemark. The need for a trust framework to ratify who we can safely charge…

MEFDecember 12, 2017

Cinarra Interview: it’s time for MNOs to monetise their data

Interview: UK tax collector HMRC on reducing SMiShing by 90 per cent

The four noble truths of digital sovereignty

MEF CEO named Trust Leader of the Year

MEF MWC Leadership Session: consumer trust – crisis or opportunity?

Why we need an international identity and personal data Trust Mark online

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