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Regulators are Playing a Dangerous Game on the Internet
Over the past two years, European regulators and the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) have set their sights on America, and in particular, big tech.
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Can Florida’s Draft Privacy Law Overcome the ‘Private Right of Action’ Problem?
Florida lawmakers are considering two comprehensive state privacy laws this session, one of which includes a “private right of action”. But the state’s House of Representatives rejected similar legislation last year—precisely because it included such a provision.
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‘Data Privacy Day’ vs ‘Data Protection Day’
Happy Data Protection Day. Or is it Data Privacy Day?
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Fresh data protection initiative underway in Middle East and Africa region
A collaboration project has been announced between two industry-leading security solutions providers that experts say will future-proof digital infrastructures in countries across the Middle East and Africa global region.
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Three Ways In Which the POPIA Could Be Stricter Than the GDPR
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is widely seen as the gold standard for data protection worldwide.
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China’s PIPL Increases Demand, and Legal Liability, for DPOs
The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), China’s comprehensive data protection legislation that took effect last November, provides unprecedented opportunities for privacy professionals in China—but also puts them at direct risk of potential legal action.
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‘Family Safety’ App Selling Precise Location Data of Millions of Users
Life360, a family safety app, sells information about the whereabouts of millions of its users with “few safeguards to prevent the misuse of this sensitive information,” an investigation by The Markup has revealed.
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UK Data Regulator Faces Possible Court Challenge Over Age Verification
A coalition of children’s charities has written to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), demanding the mandating of age-checking processes on pornography websites.
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Charting the UK Data Protection Profession: December 2021 Report
Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre are delighted to bring you the sixth Index survey report from the ground-breaking UK Data Protection Index.
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Business intelligence firm wins Women’s Business Enterprise National Council award
An industry leader in business intelligence, freight audit and advanced transportation spend analytics has received a gold standard certification for women-owned businesses.
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Brazil’s LGPD Sanctions Regime: A Deep Dive Into the ANPD’s New Regulations
Brazil’s comprehensive data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) became enforceable on August 1, 2021—nearly a decade after the bill was first published in 2012.
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Coding help for students with visual impairments
A new initiative has brought robot technology into the classroom to help visually impaired students to learn computer skills, with focus on coding.
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Connected devices most commonly reported by women who experience domestic abuse in UK
Digital security and privacy firm, Avast has teamed up with national domestic abuse charity, Refuge, to outline the top ten connected devices that are most commonly reported by victims of domestic abuse as being used against them.
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U.S. becomes crypto mining leader after miners leave China
The price of Bitcoin climbed above the USD 60,000 mark on Friday as investors and traders anticipate that the U.S. regulators will clear the first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund.
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Irish DPC welcomes increased funding of €4.1 million
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has welcomed the additional funding of €4.1 million for the office, announced by the Government in Budget 2022.
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Footballers seek legal action over GDPR violation
Hundreds of footballers have threatened to take legal action against 17 firms for the trading of their performance data.
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EU could ban anonymous registration of domain data
In a bid to boost security and anti-privacy efforts, the EU is planning to ban anonymous registration of domain data.
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Ireland’s DPC proposes €36m GDPR fine against Facebook
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DFC) has sent a “draft decision” to other European Data Protection Authorities regarding Facebook’s legal trick to bypass the GDPR.
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Is Zoom Illegal in the EU? Unpacking the Hamburg DPA’s Decision
First, the EU data protection authorities (DPAs) came for your newsletter (Mailchimp). Then, they came for your cloud storage provider (Cloudflare).
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Privacy suit over Thomson Reuters database allowed to proceed
A judge has ruled a lawsuit in California alleging Thomson Reuters breached individuals’ privacy rights can move on to the discovery phase of court hearings.