All Legal & Regulation articles – Page 22
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NewsLuxembourg’s privacy commissioner defends lack of GDPR fines
A commissioner at the Luxembourg data protection agency has defended the lack of fines for General Data Protection Regulator (GDPR) breaches in the country, where many multi-national businesses are based.
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NewsFacebook to pay $650m to settle privacy dispute over photo-tagging
A United States federal judge has reportedly approved Facebook’s $650 million payment to settle a class action privacy lawsuit with 1.6 million users in the state of Illinois
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BlogThe EU’s UK adequacy decision should not be seen as a cast-iron permanent solution
Businesses breathed a sigh of relief last week when the European Union issued a draft adequacy decision guaranteeing the continued free flow of personal data between the EU and UK. Muzaffar Shah argues however that potential regulatory divergence and legal precedent point to an uncertain future for the arrangement.
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NewsIrish commissioner warns against data protection law dilution
Ireland’s data protection commissioner Helen Dixon has spoken out about the dangers of data protection regulations being used to resolve other matters and becoming the “law of absolutely everything.”
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NewsMicrosoft CEO calls for global rules on privacy and data protection
The Chief Executive of Microsoft has called for uniform regulations worldwide covering privacy and information security.
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NewsEuropean Commission issues draft data adequacy decision for UK
The European Commission has issued draft adequacy decisions for the transfer of personal data to the United Kingdom.
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NewsVietnamese government consults on new privacy law
The ministry of public security in Vietnam has opened its draft decree on personal data protection to public consultation.
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NewsConsumer body says TikTok potentially breached GDPR
TikTok may have breached the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the misleading processing of personal data, according to the European Consumer Organisation BEUC said.
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NewsEU-UK data adequacy decision proposal ‘expected within days’
The European Commission is widely expected to propose data adequacy for the UK within days.
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NewsProbe launched after ‘data of 102m Brazilians leaked’
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has confirmed it is investigating the leakage of personal data from telephone companies, following media reports of a huge personal data breach.
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NewsMyanmar junta’s cyber security bill faces opposition
A total of 158 civil society organisations in Myanmar have spoken out against a cyber security bill issued by the military regime which overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government.
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Webinar6 Growing Data Risks Legal Departments Must Protect Against in 2021
It’s fair to say that 2020 was a year of disruption. While some of these shifts were fairly predictable (like the launch of the U.S.’s most far-reaching data privacy law to date), more seismic and unforeseen disruptions (a global pandemic and the ensuing rush to work from home) forced abrupt changes in our day-to-day habits and exposed risks in how the General Counsel handles organizational data.
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ebookThe Simple Guide to the CPRA
Untangling how the California Privacy Rights Act impacts businesses and consumers
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NewsEU member states agree negotiating stance for ePrivacy regulation
European Union member states have agreed a joint position on the proposed ePrivacy regulation, allowing the EU President to open talks with parliament about the final text.
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NewsSouth Africa’s surveillance law ruled unconstitutional
South Africa’s constitutional court has ruled that the country’s 2002 Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act is unconstitutional as it fails to provide adequate privacy safeguards.
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News Singapore to limit police access to contact-tracing data
The government in Singapore has tabled amendments to its Covid-19 Act to permit police use of personal information from the country’s contact-tracing app in criminal investigations.
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NewsGovernments’ data demands from Amazon soar
Online shopping giant Amazon says information requests from governments worldwide increased more than eight times in the second half of last year compared with the first.
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FeatureThe future of India’s privacy landscape
India is one of the world’s largest data-generating countries and is on the cusp of enacting a new Data Protection Law. PrivSec Report examines what it could all mean.
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BlogBritish Airways and TalkTalk civil claims emphasise the need for data security vigilance
Following the ICO’s record fine for British Airways under the GDPR, Julian Hayes and Guevara Leacock, consider the potentially very expensive group claim civil action now being prepared.
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NewsPlan to scrap Mexico data protection body blow for human rights, say campaigners
Proposals by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to eliminate the National Institute for Transparency and Access to Information and Data Protection (INAI) would be a major setback for human rights in the country, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
