All Data Protection & Privacy articles – Page 35
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Analysis
Ensuring privacy solutions are legal by design
Giorgia Vulcano, ahead of her appearance at PrivSec Global next week, explains the benefits of using collaboration to embed legal solutions in privacy products and services at an early stage
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News
Camera firm Verkada outlines security overhaul after hacking of 150,000 feeds
The co-founder and Chief Executive of security camera company Verkada has announced a series of actions to overhaul its security after 150,000 of its devices were hacked.
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Analysis
Artificial Intelligence: pay attention to the law and understand what the data is for
Megan Marie Butler, ahead of her PrivSec Global appearance, explains the privacy pitfalls of using Artificial Intelligence in HR.
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News
Privacy lawsuit against Zoom mostly dismissed
A US judge has dismissed much of a proposed class action which claimed Zoom Video Communications violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and let intruders ‘Zoombomb’ meetings held via the online platform. Sitting in San Jose, California, district judge Lucy Koh rejected ...
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German football club Stuttgart fined for mishandling data
German football club VfB Stuttgart has been ordered to pay €300,000 ($361,000) by Baden-Wuerttemberg’s DPA for misusing data about its members. The club has also promised to educate young people about the importance of data protection.
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Scope widened for New Zealand privacy inquiry into police photography
Scope widened for New Zealand inquiry into police photography practice
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Analysis
Data protection law changes in Brazil and beyond
Camila Tobón and Andrea Willemin will address PrivSec Global later this month on harmonising data protection compliance across Latin America. Here are their thoughts on Brazil’s ground-breaking new data protection law
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US lawmaker proposes Federal Privacy Bill to Congress
Democratic representative Suzan DelBene has reintroduced a bill aimed at creating a national standard for digital privacy rights in the United States.
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Analysis
Breaking the link between GDPR breach transparency and pain
The transparency requirements of GDPR are fuelling “micro-claims” for compensation, in addition to high-profile class action lawsuits. Stewart Room, preparing for his session at PrivSec Global, suggests the current system is creating perverse incentives and argues for a better solution
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Italian government body fined for data breaches while investigating Covid-19 relief scandal
Italy’s social security and pensions agency Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS) has been ordered to pay €300,000 for contravening privacy protection laws when investigating politicians claiming state aid during the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis
Managing employee data fairly through the use of AI
Artificial Intelligence solutions are increasingly being looked at in the management of human resources and talent in our workspaces, but how do you ensure they can be used fairly without bias? Dr Amy Lui Abel discusses some of the key considerations and how critical employee data can be managed.
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News
US state accused of excessive data collection prior to breach
Lawmakers in Washington state have questioned the extent of information collected by the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) for fraud-monitoring purposes.
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Swiss voters reject digital identity scheme amid data privacy trust concerns
A majority of voters, 64.4%, said no in a referendum to an electronic identity (eID) scheme which would be licensed and controlled by the Swiss government but provided mainly by private companies.
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French DPA launches programme to assess audience measurement solutions for consent exemptions
France’s data protection authority has launched a programme to help determine whether specific audience measurement solutions are exempt from collecting user’s prior consent.
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Introducing the Women in Governance, Risk and Compliance series by GRC World Forums
GRC World Forums has today announced the launch of the Women in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Series
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Webinar
How to leverage APEC Accountability Agents for your organization’s global privacy and governance
With data volumes growing across borders and industries, everyone benefits from being able to demonstrate compliance with internationally recognized privacy and security measures.
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News
South Africa’s regulator clamps down on Facebook’s contact-sharing
Social media giant Facebook cannot share any contact information it collects from WhatsApp users in South Africa with its other business without obtaining authorisation from the country’s Information Regulator (IR), the watchdog has ruled.
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US mortgage lender agrees to pay $1.5m penalty after failing to report cyber breach
Residential Mortgage Services (RMS) has agreed with New York state’s Department of Financial Services to pay $1.5m after failing to report a cyber breach.
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Malaysia Airlines passengers’ data compromised for almost a decade
Personal details of Malaysia Airlines’ Enrich frequent flyer programme members were exposed in a security breach via a third-party IT service provider lasting from March 2010 through to June 2019, it has emerged.
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Virginia becomes second US state to enact comprehensive data privacy law
Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act, which will force companies to give consumers the right to opt out of data collection, has this week been signed into law.