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Swiss DPA probes vaccine website for possible data security breach
The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (DPIC) in Switzerland is probing a possible data security breach by a website that allows people to voluntarily upload an electronic version of their vaccination record.
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India seeks to stop WhatsApp privacy rule changes
The Indian government has filed a lawsuit in Delhi High Court to restrain WhatsApp from implementing a new privacy policy.
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Seven key themes from PrivSec Global Day One
Here are the talking points and takeaways from Day One of PrivSec Global
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US options to resolve Schrems II outcome spelt out
Authorities in the US have three ways of overcoming commercial data transfer difficulties created by the Schrems II ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), according to the Congressional Research Service.
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A quick glance at the current state of US privacy laws
Confused about the state of play when it comes to the varying United States’ privacy laws? Here is an at-a-glance reminder of where we are in several states ahead of PrivSec Global’s panel, US Privacy: The Year for Change?
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France’s DPA investigates Clubhouse for GDPR compliance
The Data Protection Authority in France has launched a probe into social chat app Clubhouse to verify compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), marking a second questioning of the company’s practices by European authorities.
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California appoints members of privacy protection agency board
The five members of the inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) have been named.
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Anti-trust complaint against Google widened to include Privacy Sandbox
A coalition of US states led by Texas has amended its lawsuit against Google, claiming anti-trust violations through the company’s efforts to boost its dominant advertising business.
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A look at Canada’s new data privacy law
New legislation in Canada will expand data privacy obligations. GRC World Forums summarises the key changes to the law along with insight from PrivSec Global speaker Mark Sward
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Google lawsuit over ‘incognito tracking’ gets the go-ahead
A United States judge has given the green light for a lawsuit against Google alleging it tracks users even when they switch to Incognito mode in the company’s Chrome browser. The tech giant had attempted to have the $5bn (€4.16bn) case dismissed.
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Artificial Intelligence: pay attention to the law and understand what the data is for
Megan Marie Butler, ahead of her PrivSec Global appearance, explains the privacy pitfalls of using Artificial Intelligence in HR.
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Privacy lawsuit against Zoom mostly dismissed
A US judge has dismissed much of a proposed class action which claimed Zoom Video Communications violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and let intruders ‘Zoombomb’ meetings held via the online platform. Sitting in San Jose, California, district judge Lucy Koh rejected ...
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Scope widened for New Zealand privacy inquiry into police photography
Scope widened for New Zealand inquiry into police photography practice
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Data protection law changes in Brazil and beyond
Camila Tobón and Andrea Willemin will address PrivSec Global later this month on harmonising data protection compliance across Latin America. Here are their thoughts on Brazil’s ground-breaking new data protection law
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US lawmaker proposes Federal Privacy Bill to Congress
Democratic representative Suzan DelBene has reintroduced a bill aimed at creating a national standard for digital privacy rights in the United States.
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Breaking the link between GDPR breach transparency and pain
The transparency requirements of GDPR are fuelling “micro-claims” for compensation, in addition to high-profile class action lawsuits. Stewart Room, preparing for his session at PrivSec Global, suggests the current system is creating perverse incentives and argues for a better solution
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Italian government body fined for data breaches while investigating Covid-19 relief scandal
Italy’s social security and pensions agency Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS) has been ordered to pay €300,000 for contravening privacy protection laws when investigating politicians claiming state aid during the coronavirus crisis.
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US state accused of excessive data collection prior to breach
Lawmakers in Washington state have questioned the extent of information collected by the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) for fraud-monitoring purposes.
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French DPA launches programme to assess audience measurement solutions for consent exemptions
France’s data protection authority has launched a programme to help determine whether specific audience measurement solutions are exempt from collecting user’s prior consent.
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South Africa’s regulator clamps down on Facebook’s contact-sharing
Social media giant Facebook cannot share any contact information it collects from WhatsApp users in South Africa with its other business without obtaining authorisation from the country’s Information Regulator (IR), the watchdog has ruled.