All Data Protection & Privacy articles – Page 29
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NewsEU gives TikTok ultimatum over child safety concerns
TikTok has been given one month to address concerns over the safety of children’s data on the platform.
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NewsEC considering fast tracking data breach cases
The European Commission (EC) is working out how to speed up decision making on time-sensitive data privacy investigations, justice commissioner Didier Reynders said.
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BlogThe key theme: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion is a key theme at PrivSec Global, which gets underway from 22 June. Emma Osborn explains why diversity, inclusion and increasingly, equity, are vital to businesses
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NewsPresident vetoes El Salvador’s Personal Data Protection Bill
El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele has rejected a draft data protection law on the grounds it falls short in key requirements.
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NewsUpdated privacy bill introduced in Uzbekistan
Proposed changes to Uzbekistan’s criminal code covering misuse of personal data and related matters has passed its first reading in the country’s legislative chamber.
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NewsPrivacy advocacy groups challenges Clearview AI
Privacy International and Max Schrems’ Noyb has filed complaints to European data protection authorities regarding alleged data scraping by Clearview AI.
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NewsNHS patient data to be shared with third parties
Patients have until June 23 to opt out of having their health data scraped into a new database.
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NewsGermany to probe Google’s processing of users’ data
Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s anti-trust regulator, has launched two investigations into some of Google’s business practices.
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NewsOslo fined for publishing sensitive documents
The city council in Oslo has been ordered to pay NOK400,000 ($48,000, €39,300) by the country’s DPA (Datatilsynet) for making publicly available an individual’s personal information.
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FeatureGRC TV Episode 1 and the big privacy debate
Episode 1: Data Protection and Privacy discusses pragmatism, activism, and arsonism in the privacy space, Big Tech, and the success of Privacy by Design.
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FeatureTwo must attend livestream experiences - PrivSec Global & FinCrime World Forum
Next month, GRC World Forums will kick off Tuesday 22nd June with the first day of two live and on-demand livestream experiences.
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NewsSecurity leaders more concerned about data breach litigation
Nine out of 10 security leaders are more concerned about the threat of legal action than receiving regulatory fines, according to new research.
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NewsUS to regulate pipeline cybersecurity following attack
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to issue its first cyber security regulations for the pipeline industry.
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NewsGermany adopts new data protection and privacy law
For the first time, the legislator has implemented the E-privacy directive requirements on cookies.
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NewsCalifornia Assembly passes voice recognition device bill
The bill will place limits on the use and retention of personal information collected through connected TVs and smart speaker devices.
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NewsCanadian privacy commissioners urge caution on vaccine passports
Vaccine passports are an encroachment on civil liberties and should only be introduced after careful consideration, according to Canada’s privacy commissioners.
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NewsGDPR passes ‘pandemic test’ – CNIL
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) withstood the challenge of the coronavirus crisis by being sufficiently flexible during the pandemic, says Marie-Laure Denis, president of French data watchdog CNIL.
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NewsCyber security features prominently in Victorian budge
The Australian state of Victoria is to spend A$300m (US$233m) on digital services in the next four years, with around a sixth earmarked for cyber security to protect public services from attacks.
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NewsAmex fined for sending millions of unwanted emails
The European arm of US credit card company American Express Services (Amex) has been ordered to pay a financial penalty by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending almost 4.1m marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.
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NewsBiometric data collection ban spreads in Guangdong
The southern Chinese province of Guangdong is prohibiting the collection of biometric information from residents.
