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Poland Amends Its Personal Data Protection Act

Hunton Privacy

aw Komorowski signed into law a bill that was passed by Polish Parliament on November 7, 2014, which amends, among other laws, certain provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act 1997. The law becomes effective on January 1, 2015.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

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Sky.com servers exposed via misconfiguration

Security Affairs

UpLift Media, launched by Sky and Molson Coors in 2015, is an in-venue digital screen advertising network that operates digital screens in bars and other leisure venues across the UK. The importance of educating support staff on responsible disclosure. billion in 2020, as well as more than 31,000 employees and 24 million customers.

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CarsBlues Bluetooth attack Affects tens of millions of vehicles

Security Affairs

Now that we have completed our ethical disclosure with the Auto-ISAC, we are turning our focus to educating the industry and the public about the risks associated with leaving personal information in vehicle systems,” explained Amico. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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CNIL, ICO and GPEN Review Websites Aimed at Children During Internet Sweep

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On May 11, 2015, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (”ICO”) announced that they will participate in a coordinated online audit to assess whether websites and apps that are directed toward children, and those that are frequently used by or popular among children, comply with global privacy laws.

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CIPL Points to Transparency as Key Catalyst for Innovative Information Economy

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According to Heyder, the complexities of information practices in the digital economy can lead to a sense of suspicion and lack of trust in society towards the organizations that collect and use personal data, potentially causing overreactions to otherwise perfectly legitimate and beneficial uses of personal data.

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CIPL and Telefónica Call for Action on New Approaches to Data Transparency

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The white paper was the outcome of a June 2016 roundtable held by the two organizations in London, in which senior business leaders, Data Privacy Officers, lawyers and academics discussed the importance of user-centric transparency to the data driven economy. Transparency is the foundation and sine qua non of individual empowerment.

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