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Just Shipped 2011

Daradiction

2011 was a BIG year for me. In context of how difficult these times are for most, I am grateful and this post is an exercise is counting my blessings on personal and professional fronts. Exercise & Diet. I had a good run with exercise and diet this year. I did over do it though and hurt my knee doing heavy squats.

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UK Supreme Court Grants Google Permission to Appeal Class Action Claim in Lloyd vs Google LLC

Data Matters

million iPhone users in a lawsuit alleging that between 2011 and 2012 Google had used its “DoubleClick cookie” technology to track the internet activity of its iPhone users and then collate, use and sell the data to advertisers, in breach of the former Data Protection Act, 1998 (“ DPA ”). Court of Appeal’s decision.

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World Backup Day 2023: Five Essential Cyber Hygiene Tips

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

First observed in 2011, the holiday stresses the importance of having extra copies of data in case of an attack or accident. Exercising the principle of least privilege is always recommended: every user, app, program, and device should be able to access only the areas and data that are necessary for their function.

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Spanish DPA Publishes Report on Data Processing Activities in Relation to COVID-19

Hunton Privacy

Performing a task carried out in the public interest: Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR may also provide a legal basis where data processing is necessary to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the course of exercising official authority vested in the data controller.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

It can host training, such as capture the flag exercises, demonstrate how known hacks play out, test defensive responses and be utilized for software security testing. Participants competed in exercises to detect improvised explosive devises targeting semi-trucks and military vehicles. College students, U.S.

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Mexico’s Ministry of Economy Releases Updated Data Protection Regulations

Hunton Privacy

On October 20, 2011, Mexico’s Ministry of Economy made public an update to its proposed Regulations to the Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties. Revisions to provisions governing the exercise of data subjects’ rights. Revisions to data transfer restrictions.

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UK: Lloyd -v- Google: a good day for claimant lawyers; a bad day for Google and organisations defending privacy group litigation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The High Court ought to have exercised its discretion to allow this representative action to proceed. He brings his claim on behalf of more than 4 million Apple I-Phone users; allegedly affected by Safari Workaround in the period from 9 April 2011 to February 2012. At first instance, Warby J exercised this discretion.

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