Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2011

On June 7, 2011, the Congress of the Republic of Peru passed the Personal Data Protection Law ( Ley de Protección de Datos Personales, Proyecto de Ley 4079/2009-PE). Require consent for the processing of personal data. Restrict the cross-border transfer of personal data.

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JULY 6, 2011

As reported in BNA’s Privacy Law Watch , on July 2, 2011, Peruvian President Alan García signed the Personal Data Protection Law ( Ley de Protección de Datos Personales, Ley No. As we reported in a previous post, the Personal Data Protection Law passed the Congress of the Republic of Peru on June 7, 2011.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

On December 21, 2011, Mexico issued the final version of its Regulations of the Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties ( Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares ). clarifications regarding data subjects’ rights.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

On June 17, 2011, the National Assembly of the Republic of Angola passed Law 22/11 on Personal Data Protection. The omnibus privacy legislation applies to the automated and non-automated processing of personal data by controllers based or operating in Angola, or subject to, or using equipment governed by, Angola’s laws.

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APRIL 27, 2011

On April 26, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) issued a press release unveiling its inspection goals for the coming year. The CNIL also intends to inspect the cross-border transfers of personal data that are carried out on the basis of EU model clauses and legal derogations. Video Surveillance.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 12, 2012

On June 27, 2012, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). provide personal data to another person for that other person’s direct marketing purposes. The amendment will become effective in phases.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 16, 2011

The Department of Commerce released an English translation of Peru’s Law for Personal Data Protection ( Ley de Protección de Datos Personales, Ley No. The law passed Peru’s Congress on June 7, 2011, and was signed by the president July 2, 2011.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 25, 2020

The Report first notes that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) contains necessary safeguards and rules with respect to personal data processing in a general health emergency. The Report then turns to legal bases for processing personal data in the COVID-19 context.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 21, 2011

On June 20, 2011, Malaysia’s Bernama News Agency reported that the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture will establish a government department to facilitate the implementation of Malaysia’s new Personal Data Protection Act.

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Information Management Resources

MARCH 21, 2018

The agency is reportedly probing whether the firm violated terms of a 2011 consent decree of its handing of user data that was transferred to Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

The Infraud Organization used a number of websites to commercialize the data, it implemented a classic and efficient e-commerce for the stolen card and personal data, implementing also a rating and feedback system and an escrow” service for payments in digital currencies like Bitcoin.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2011

On September 7, 2011, the United Kingdom Information Tribunal published a decision that appears to resolve the long-running uncertainty regarding the extent to which anonymized personal information may be disclosed under the UK’s Freedom of Information legislation. For years, this personal data exception has befuddled UK courts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, the company allowed to access to the personal data of around 87 million Facebook users without their explicit consent. The way Facebook managed user data violated a 2011 privacy settlement with the FTC.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Lloyd case concerned alleged violations by Google in 2011 and 2012 of the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the “DPA”) in connection with the collection and use of the browser generated information of approximately four million UK-based Apple iPhone users.

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Adam Levin

JULY 24, 2020

Recent reports have confirmed that the outage was caused by WastedLocker, a ransomware often used to specifically target and disrupt business operations, and closely associated with Evil Corp, the hacking group behind a $100 million crime spree that began in 2011. The company has yet to provide further details.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On October 7, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) released its first comprehensive handbook on the security of personal data (the “Guidance”). Log files and management of data security breaches. Data processors. Disclosure of personal data to third parties. Electronic archiving.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, the company allowed to access to the personal data of around 87 million Facebook users without their explicit consent. The way Facebook managed user data violated a 2011 privacy settlement with the FTC.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

Air India has disclosed a data breach that impacted 4.5 million of its customers, exposed data includes the personal information of customers registered between August. 26, 2011 and February. ” reads the data breach notification sent to the customers.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2011

As we previously reported , Korea’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) was enacted on March 29, 2011. The law generally requires an individual’s informed consent for the collection, use or disclosure of any personal information by any person, company or government agency.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2018

of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011. Although these fines are merely the latest items on an ongoing list of bad news for the company, Slater and Gordon is at least fortunate that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was not in effect at the time. Worse fines if the GDPR had been in effect.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 1, 2011

The Council of the European Union (the “Council”) released its conclusions following meetings held on February 24 and 25, 2011, regarding the European Commission’s November 4, 2010 Communication proposing “a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union” which we reported on last November.

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Data Matters

JULY 16, 2020

relates to the alleged tracking of personal data by Google of 4.4 million iPhone users and subsequent selling of the users’ data to advertisers, without the users’ knowledge and consent. The class action brought against Google by Richard Lloyd, the former editor of consumer protection rights group “Which?”,

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The ICO published its current Employment Practices Code in 2011. Since then, the workplace has changed significantly, with technology, employment relationships, data protection law and the COVID-19 pandemic all impacting working practices.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

On July 13, 2011, Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2011 (the “Bill”), was introduced in the Legislative Council. Given the potential importance of the changes proposed in the Bill, in October 2011 the Legislative Council organized a Bill Committee to study the details of the proposals.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

On 31 January 2019, the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL) and the French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF, authority in charge of consumer protection) signed a new protocol of cooperation to improve protection of personal data of consumers.

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APRIL 12, 2011

On April 12, 2011, U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (the “Act”) to “establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission.”

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Data Protection Report

JULY 16, 2019

The FTC’s investigation leading to this settlement dates back to 2011, when Facebook promised the FTC in a consent decree that it would not share user data with third parties without the express consent of the user. It is suspected that the FTC believed this information was improperly obtained and violated the 2011 consent decree.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 21, 2013

On October 19, 2013, the Center for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry , and the Data Security Council of India held a Privacy Roundtable in New Delhi , the last in a series of roundtables that began in April 2013.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 28, 2011

As reported in BNA’s Privacy Law Watch , on July 25, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new federal law amending Russia’s personal data privacy law, “On Personal Data.”

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IT Governance

JUNE 20, 2019

The UK’s data protection watchdog has admitted that its website’s cookie policy breaches the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) made the statement following complaints that it was storing visitors’ personal data without their consent.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 6, 2013

Open Data is a movement at the national and EU levels aimed at facilitating access to and re-use of public sector information. In December 2011, France released the beta version of its open government data website, data.gouv.fr. Other EU Member States previously had set up open data portals (such as the UK’s data.gov.uk

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2013

On January 24, 2013, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) served Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (“Sony”) with a monetary penalty of £250,000 resulting from a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. In this case that just didn’t happen…the security measures in place were simply not good enough.”.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2013

In 2003, Croatia adopted the Act on Personal Data Protection (the “Act”), which it subsequently amended in 2006, 2008 and 2011. The Act closely tracks the principles of the Data Protection Directive. This generally corresponds to the notification obligation under the Data Protection Directive.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 17, 2011

On October 17, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) launched a public consultation on cloud computing (the “Consultation”). The Consultation addresses several specific topics about personal data protection in the cloud computing context, including: The definition of cloud computing.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Lawyers are the real winners in the Yahoo data breach compensation case. million (about £91 million at the time) in compensation to users whose personal data was leaked. Nonetheless, Zoom became one of the most ubiquitous services of the year – even when it became embroiled in dozens of cyber security and data privacy issues.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2013

Under French data protection law, the CNIL is authorized to collect any useful information in connection with its investigations and has access to data controllers’ electronic data and data processing programs. The CNIL reportedly conducted 458 “on-the-spot” investigations in 2012 (which is 19% more than in 2011).

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APRIL 25, 2012

The CNIL also indicated that it will continue the work started in 2011 with at least 150 additional inspections related to video surveillance, especially with respect to surveillance in locations that are frequented by large numbers of individuals.

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