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NewsAmazon hit with record €746m GDPR fine
Luxembourg’s data protection authority CNPD has imposed a fine of €746m ($888m) on Amazon for processing personal data in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CNPD also ordered the online retailer to revise it practices.
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NewsGermany hands over data on Maltese nationals’ offshore holdings
Tax authorities in Germany have passed on information about investments around 20 Maltese citizens have in Dubai, UAE, to their counterparts in Malta.
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NewsData breach lawsuit against Walmart dismissed
A US judge has ended a proposed privacy class action against Walmart for an alleged data breach, finding the customer who sued the supermarket chain had not adequately pleaded his claims.
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NewsZimbabwe’s upper house passes data bill despite privacy concerns
Senators have approved Zimbabwe’s Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill without debate, though opponents say it violates fundamental rights such as privacy, freedom of speech and access to information.
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NewsCompany ‘owner’ jailed for defrauding US Covid-19 relief scheme
A Texas man has been imprisoned for more than 11 years after admitting wire-fraud and money-laundering offences to obtain millions of dollars under a US government programme to help businesses survive the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsPioneering Australian businessman accused of tax fraud
Bob Johnson, founder of Australian mining software and equipment company Maptek, has appeared in an Adelaide court facing two charges of defrauding the government and 13 of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
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NewsPrivSec Global: 22-23 September 2021
PrivSec Global, the leading data protection, privacy and security livestream experience, is back for another 2 information-packed days, featuring a series of brand new topics and themes, as well as everything you would expect from what has been described as; ”one of the must-attend events for privacy, data protection and security professionals in the world.”
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NewsGRC World Forums introduce PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure
GRC World Forums are delighted to launch PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure set to take place on the 8 September 2021. This one day free-to-attend livestream experience will bring thought-leaders, academics and industry experts together for a day of virtual learning, sharing and progressing the conversation around data protection and infrastructure.
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NewsWeChat halts sign ups ahead of new privacy law
China’s social media app WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China while it updates security technology so it can “align with relevant laws and regulations,” the company said.
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NewsDrug traffickers’ money launderer jailed in US
A Mexican running a small convenience store and market in Oregon has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for using the business and its money-transmission licences to launder millions of dollars for a Mexico-based drug trafficking organisation.
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NewsFraudster ordered to pay £37m
A British court has ordered tax cheat Adam Umerji to pay more than £37m ($51m, €43m) after being convicted in his absence of defrauding the UK’s tax-collection service, HMRC.
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News‘Covid passport’ scheme data breach raises concerns
A data breach in the Covid vaccine passport scheme has resulted in some people receiving the personal information of other applicants.
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NewsPakistan establishes cyber security policy
The government in Pakistan has formed a cyber governance policy committee to implement a new national cyber security policy 2021 and counter the growing threat of online assaults on the country.
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NewsTrial of cardinal accused of embezzlement starts at Vatican
Cardinal Angelo Becciu yesterday (27 July) sat through the opening day of his financial crimes court hearing in the Vatican. He and his former secretary, Monsignor Mauro Carlino, were the only two of the ten accused to attend: the others have exercised their right to be defended in absentia.
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NewsUS lawmakers call for regulation over “hacking for hire” industry
Members of the U.S House of Representatives have issued a joint statement on reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by authoritarian regimes against peaceful journalists and activists around the world.
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NewsMauritius: Storing biometric data on identity cards violates privacy
The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that the Mauritius government violated individuals’ rights to privacy with its National Identity Card Act.
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NewsBusiness Update: Announcing IBM z/OS V2.5, Next-Gen Operating System Designed for Hybrid Cloud and AI
V2.5 Brings AI Capabilities to IBM Z, Strengthens Security, Introduces New Capabilities for Application Modernization (Press Release)
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NewsBusiness Update: PwC HK & HKBNES Team Up to Defend SMEs from Ransomware
Industry-leading assessment identifies vulnerabilities in 24 hours (Press Release)
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NewsEl Salvador’s ex-President charged with money laundering
Prosecutors in El Salvador have charged former President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and nine former officials with illicit enrichment and money laundering.
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NewsJCP extends India’s Personal Data Protection Bill report submission
The Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) has been given its fifth extension to deliver its report on the India’s Data Protection Bill (PDP).
