More from Governance, Risk and Compliance – Page 69
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NewsGermany mulls easing privacy rights in coronavirus fight
The German government is looking into temporarily relaxing data privacy rules to allow companies to find out if employees are inoculated against Covid-19.
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NewsIrish DPA fines WhatsApp €225m
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ordered WhatsApp to pay €225m ($266m) for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsRussia threatens tech giants with more fines
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s DPA, has warned Apple and Google they could be fined if they do not delete an app developed by supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
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ReportA Report on the Colorado Privacy Act
The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) was signed into law on 8 July 2021. The CPA is the third comprehensive state privacy law in the U.S., following the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CPDA).
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ebookWho Holds the Keys to Your Data?
How to use your preferred cloud provider whilst maintaining data privacy and sovereignty.
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NewsAdvance in enshrining privacy rights into Brazilian constitution
Members of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted 436-4 in favour of a suggested amendment to the country’s constitution which makes the protection of personal data a fundamental right.
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NewsTracking employees’ location breaches their privacy says Israel’s DPA
Employers monitoring their workers’ location significantly impairs their rights, even when it is done during working hours, according to the Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) in Israel.
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AnalysisWhatsApp’s €225 Million GDPR Fine — Disagreements Over Legitimate Interests and Transparency
WhatsApp received a €225 million fine on September 2—the second biggest GDPR penalty on record.
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WebinarConquering a CPRA Data Retention Strategy in 60 Days
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) comes into effect on January 1, 2023. Among its new requirements is a new data retention provision.
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NewsUK Cyber Security Council appoints permanent CEO
The UK Cyber Security Council has announced the appointment of Simon Hepburn as its new permanent chief executive.
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NewsBritain to push for post-Brexit data dividend
The UK will seek multi-billion-pound global data partnerships to boost growth and trade.
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Q&AInterview: Brian Stafford, CEO at Diligent
Brian Stafford is the CEO of Diligent, the world’s leading GRC software as a service provider with more than 500 million in revenue.
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NewsDanish DPA vets companies’ data security
Datatilsynet, Denmark’s Data Protection Authority, is conducting a written check on 30 organisations’ information-protection systems.
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NewsGoogle to boost cyber security
Tech giant Google has announced it will invest $10bn (€8.51bn) over the next five years to strengthen cyber security.
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NewsFCC proposes highest-ever fine for robocallers
The Federal Communications Commission in the US has announced it plans to order John Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl and J M Burkman & Associates to pay $5.13m (€4.37m) for making 1,141 unlawful ‘robocalls’ to mobile phones.
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AnalysisApple Has Been Scanning iCloud Mail for CSAM For Years — And We’ve Known This Since 2019
Apple’s proposals to scan iCloud Photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) have proved controversial among privacy advocates. But did you know that the company has been scanning iCloud Mail for several years? Not many people do.
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FeatureFast-track registration for two must attend data management events
On 8 September 2021, GRC World Forums present two data management events from the PrivSec brand - PrivSec Identity & Access Management and PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure. Both are free to attend livestream experiences available live or on-demand, and to make the registration process as seamless as possible for ...
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NewsHealth data-sharing scheme put on hold in UK
A government project to share more widely information held by family doctors (GPs) in England has been shelved for the time being, partly due to privacy concerns.
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NewsChina adopts new privacy law
China’s legislature has approved an updated law on personal information protection, to take effect on 1 November.
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AnalysisInternational Data Transfers Under China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) imposes strict rules for transferring personal information out of mainland China (“cross-border transfers”) that may be even more stringent than those contained in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
