All Data Protection & Privacy articles – Page 23
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AnalysisThe lowdown on South Africa’s long-awaited privacy act
Enforcement of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) begins in July and businesses are rushing to make sure they comply in time. Nicole Gabryk, ahead of her appearance at PrivSec Global next month, explains the key planks of the legislation and how the act differs from GDPR.
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AnalysisQualified for the job: time for the role of DPO to become a protected title?
The role of Data Protection Officer is becoming more important as technology allows the sharing of data more quickly and on a much larger scale. Despite this, no minimum qualification is required to take on the role. The latest UK Data Protection Index reveals DPOs overwhelmingly want this to change, we look at the reasons why.
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AnalysisThe key theme: regulatory developments in the world of privacy and data protection
The privacy legislation picture is growing ever more complex with more countries adopting new laws all the time. A key theme of PrivSec Global next month will be focusing on these legislative changes and other regulatory developments and what they mean. Here we pick out several jurisdictions that are seeing major changes.
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NewsNear doubling of reported privacy breaches in New Zealand
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in New Zealand says it received 97% more privacy breach notifications in the four months after a new Privacy Act came into force on 1 December. The comparison is with the previous six months.
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NewsGerman DPA bans Facebook processing WhatsApp user data
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has issued an emergency order prohibiting Facebook Ireland Ltd using personal data from the group’s WhatsApp social media platform for its own purposes.
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NewsNorwegian Sports Confederation fined after revealing personal data on web
Datatilsynet, Norway’s data protection authority, has ordered the Norwegian Sports Confederation to pay NOK1.25m ($151,000, €124,000) after personal information about 3.2m Norwegians were available online for 87 days.
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NewsOnline use of personal data to cost Locatefamily.com
Dutch Data Protection Authority Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) has imposed a fine of €525,000 ($636,000) on people-tracing service LocateFamily.com for publishing addresses and telephone numbers of people – sometimes without their knowledge – online.
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NewsEcuador’s data protection bill passes key stage
Members of Ecuador’s National Assembly have approved the proposed data protection law at a second reading.
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NewsFTC seals agreement with Everalbum on facial recognition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalised a settlement with Everalbum about its Ever photo app which allegedly deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and retention of photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts.
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NewsNew South Wales to make reporting data breaches compulsory
Government departments in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, face having to notify the Privacy Commissioner and anyone affected by cyber-attacks or privacy breaches likely to result in serious harm.
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NewsGRC World Forums launches TV-style weekly broadcast
A new TV-style weekly digital broadcast to inform the industry of the latest governance, regulation and compliance (GRC) developments and featuring topical insight from thought leaders launches today.
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NewsData protection bill begins passage through Rwanda’s parliament
Rwanda’s chamber of deputies has passed the Personal Data Protection and Privacy Bill.
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ebookOld school anonymization is out, synthetic data is in
The world is changing, and anonymous data is not anonymous anymore.
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NewsNorwegian toll road operator faces fine for ‘serious violations’ of data protection rules
Norway’s data protection authority Datatilsynet proposes to impose a NOK5m ($600,000) financial penalty on Ferde for breaking the country’s privacy law when it transferred motorists’ personal data to China.
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AnalysisA data protection spending boom?
The latest UK Data Protection Index report reveals Data Protection Officers are expecting a larger increase in spending over the next year. We reveal which budget areas are likely to get a boost.
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NewsImplementation of Thailand’s personal data act delayed
Thailand’s cabinet has approved deferring full enforcement of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to 31 May next year. It was due come into force next month.
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NewsIcelandic curriculum support company fined for data breaches
Iceland’s data protection authority (DPA) has ordered InfoMentor to pay a financial penalty for security slips that included two unauthorised people accessing ID numbers and avatars of 424 children.
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NewsChinese mobile apps broke privacy rules
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s main internet watchdog, has found 33 mobile phone apps broke data privacy rules through a range of actions. The companies behind the apps have ten days to comply with the regulations or face a fine.
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NewsFlorida’s privacy law latest to fall by wayside
Differences between members of the two chambers in Florida’s legislature have killed off a privacy bill for the time being.
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NewsTikTok to address privacy and security concerns via transparency centre
Video-sharing app TikTok says it plans to launch a European Transparency and Accountability Centre to allow researchers and policymakers to see how it moderates content, how its recommendation technology works and how it handles data.
