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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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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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NewsBusiness Update: Vulcan Cyber Research Reveals Most Enterprise Cyber Security Teams Lack the Ability to Remediate Risk
Benchmark study finds most cyber security organizations lack the tooling and resources to deliver enterprise cyber hygiene (Press Release)
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NewsBusiness Update: CEOs and CISOs Doubling Down on Cybersecurity According to WSJ Intelligence and Forcepoint Survey
90% adopting or considering SASE, 74% reallocated funds to cybersecurity among multiple indicators of cybersecurity’s impact on innovation, transformation and integration (Press Release)
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WebinarSo many assessments, so little time: How to prioritise when everything’s on fire
Risks are ever-changing, and often move faster than a privacy teams’ agenda can keep up with. That means you’ll have to make hard decisions about what actually gets done, whether you’re conscious of it or not.
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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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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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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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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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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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WebinarLegal tech considerations for the future of remote work
Last year, legal teams across the globe were caught unaware by the sudden necessity of remote work and the ensuing explosion of data that went along with it.
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NewsLandmark privacy employee research project publishes first annual report
Data risk management, retention and deletion have emerged as some of the areas that require additional awareness, education and training in the first annual report of the Global Privacy Culture Survey.
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NewsIrish data protection commissioner defends enforcement record in face of criticism
Helen Dixon has defended the Irish Data Protection Commission’s enforcement record in the face of criticism from campaigners Max Schrems and Johnny Ryan.
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NewsEl Salvador passes privacy act
Members of El Salvador’s parliament have unanimously voted to approve the Personal Data Protection Law.
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SponsoredMicrosoft Session: Manage the retention of content to comply with privacy regulations
Privacy regulations restrict the way companies can use, manage, and retain customer and employee data. How can you ensure you comply with the retention laws around private data? This session will show how Microsoft Information Governance helps to identify and govern customer and employee data automatically.
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NewsSecurity threat warrants data retention in France, Supreme Court rules
France’s Council of State has ruled that the existing threat to national security currently justifies the generalised retention of telecom connection data.
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NewsBusiness Update: Privacera CFO Linda Khachooni Named a Top 25 Women Leader in Cybersecurity
Khachooni recognized for her pivotal role in driving stellar growth trajectory for data security and data governance leader (Press Release)
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NewsUK taskforce to probe how a digital pound could comply with AML and data protection rules
A new United Kingdom taskforce and engagement forum set up to explore a digital pound will examine how data privacy can be protected under the initiative while anti-money laundering (AML) requirements are still met.
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WebinarSix key steps to operationalizing data privacy governance
In this webinar, you will be introduced to Informatica’s data governance for privacy model that brings together business and technical policy stakeholders to operationalize data discovery, classification, identity mapping, risk analytics and data protection.
