Today, media reported about the hack which lead to a massive data leak affecting politicians in Germany. What is currently understood is that the hackers got full access to their Facebook and Twitter accounts including their other personal data. A large amount of private data and sensitive information was stolen and then leaked publicly. The story will most likely unwind during the upcoming days and weeks. Twitter is also on fire under the hashtag #hackerangriff.

Dear Santa, I have got older and recently discovered that you are not real, and so, I would like to ask you to delete all my personal data from your files. Best regards and my greetings to Rudolph, Tuisku.

Look around and you cannot miss the newlywed couple of ethics and technology. Digital ethics and privacy was chosen as Gartner’s Top 10 trends 2019; this year, the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners was held under the title ‘Debating Ethics: Dignity and Respect in Data Driven Life’; and Finland’s Artificial Intelligence Programme challenges enterprises to create ethical principles for AI, to mention but a few.