Troy Hunt

MARCH 19, 2020

Subject: Data Breach of [your service] Hi, my name is Troy Hunt and I run the ethical data breach notification service known as Have I Been Pwned: [link]. People regularly send me data from compromised systems which are being traded amongst individuals who collect breaches. Yet somehow, it frequently goes ignored.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Major privacy law reform in Australia gathered pace this week, with newly tabled legislation proposing to significantly increase penalties for privacy breaches, among other reforms. Many data breaches are exacerbated by poor retention and disposal practices, despite most organisations having a retention policy. Is yours effective?

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. Its final status, however, is far from clear. CCPA Background.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. Its final status, however, is far from clear. CCPA Background.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 4, 2021

Primary areas of focus for the DPC in 2020 included enforcement (under both GDPR & ePrivacy), breach notifications, data transfers (including an increase in BCR applications) and increased focus on the lead supervisory authority (or ‘One-Stop Shop’) regulatory mechanism. Breach Notifications. Enforcement.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

What follows below is an edited version of the debate in the House of Lords of the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill, held on 10 October. New technologies have started innumerable economic revolutions, and the pace of change continues to accelerate. Data is not just a resource for better marketing, better service and delivery.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2021

The Solarwinds hack and Microsoft Exchange breach , not to mention the latest rounds of massive thefts of personal data from Facebook and LinkedIn demonstrate this in spades. By co-opting the term, he’s signaling that he’s serious about getting things done. Related: Supply-chains become top targets. The need is great, of course.

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