More from Governance, Risk and Compliance – Page 91
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ReportCalifornia’s Proposition 24 has been passed by voters
“Proposition 24” has been passed by voters, with 56.1% of the 10.5m votes in California cast in favour and with it, new privacy protections will come into law. PrivSec Report takes a look at some of the reactions to the Act’s provisions and finds out why some in the privacy world are not huge fans.
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NewsNew privacy rights considered by Australian Attorney General in wide-ranging review
Australian citizens would be able to take legal action directly against organisations breaching privacy laws, under a potential change being looked at as part of a long-awaited review of privacy legislation.
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FeatureWhy we need an automated, privacy-first approach to subject access requests
Privacy concerns and inefficiencies can arise from manual data redaction and reliance on physical storage mediums. But DPOs can take a digital approach to evidence management, giving better visibility and control, says JP Deby
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NewsChina’s draft Personal Information Protection Law
China last week unveiled its first draft of a new law intended to protect personal information. PrivSec Report summarises the key points.
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WebinarCrafting a solution to Schrems II: Is a permanent fix possible?
On July 16, the EU’s highest court once again delivered a bombshell data protection ruling by annulling the EU-US Privacy Shield.
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ebookCompany-issued Computers: What are employees really doing with them?
Now more than ever, organizations are issuing computing devices – laptops, mobile phones, desktops – en masse to their staff. There was no choice, as in March a certain submicroscopic infectious agent arrived uninvited to obliterate 2020.
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ArticleICO clarifies GDPR Subject Access Request time limit pause in updated guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK has updated its guidance on the right to access, including clarifying the circumstances in which the one-month time limit clock can be paused.
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ArticleICO probes complaints following allegations Wagamama used Covid-19 track and trace data to survey customers
Wagamama customers in the UK have allegedly been sent a survey after sharing contact details for Covid-19 contact tracing, The Times reports.
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NewsAmazon launches ‘data for cash’ scheme in the US
Amazon has launched a new data for cash scheme called Amazon Shopper Panel where users can volunteer their shopping habit data for rewards.
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WebinarThe Schrems II Decision: What it Means for Privacy Programs
On 16 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case, invalidating the US-EU Privacy Shield and providing clarity around Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
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NewsFacebook’s lead European regulator investigates Instagram’s processing of children’s data
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two statutory inquiries into the processing of children’s data on Facebook-owned social media platform, Instagram.
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FeaturePrivate and confidential? Healthtech and the pandemic
PrivSec Report takes a look at the growth of digital healthcare – and the impact on patient privacy and data security.
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WebinarDefining Privacy Success and the struggle to measure it
Most companies are years into their privacy programs, but still haven’t figured out part of the essentials: how to accurately measure the success and impact of the privacy team’s work.
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FeatureWhy building privacy trust into the NHS app is key to protecting lives and businesses
Showing that the collection of data through the NHS app is ethical and transparent is crucial to its success this winter, writes Evelina Georgieva
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NewsReport finds privacy and data protection shortcomings in some government measures to address Covid-19 pandemic
Shortcomings in the protection of privacy and data protection in some legislative and technical measures taken by governments to combat Covid-19 have been identified in a report published this week by human rights organisation the Council of Europe.
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NewsICO probes Klarna after newsletter emailed to customers in error
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK is probing an incident in which payment service provider Klarna sent an email to customers who had not opted in to receive it.
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NewsPWC Middle East launches DIFC-backed data protection compliance tool
PwC Middle East has launched a data privacy assessment tool to help companies in Dubai comply with new data protection legislation.
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FeatureBrazil’s new data protection regime
As the LGPD finally came into effect last month, PrivSec Report explores the new law and the impact it could have on the Brazilian data protection ecosystem and culture.
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NewsThe UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’, ICO finds
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, the Information Commissioner’s Office has found.
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WebinarScaling Data Governance in Line with Business Growth
Strong data governance involves getting the right people, processes and technologies in place that are needed to manage and protect the organisations data assets. It forms the basis for effective Legal GRC practices and makes the efficient use of trustworthy data possible.
