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The cost of a payment card data breach

IT Governance

CVV numbers (the three or four digits on the back of cards), National Insurance numbers and answers to the card owner’s secret question (such as their mother’s maiden name) all increase the information’s value – but not by much. Payment card breaches might also be considered punishable under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No. CCPA Background. IP address, browsing history, etc.)

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No. CCPA Background. IP address, browsing history, etc.)

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