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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

This legislation strengthens the transparency requirements and increases the maximum level of fines from €150,000 to €3 million for data protection infringements. health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints).

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Encryption – A Feasible Savior against Prevalent Privacy Issues in Business Communication

Security Affairs

Perhaps, such lack of seriousness towards cybersecurity is the reason why businesses tend to suffer loss of users’ personal data, millions of dollars in resulting damages and, eventually, the loss of reputation in the industry. Encryption plays an integral role in securing the online data as well as its integrity.

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Article 29 Working Party Releases Opinion on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Hunton Privacy

The Working Party also published a Working Document on the justification for interferences with the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection through surveillance measures when transferring personal data (European Essential Guarantees). Background. Purpose Limitation. even before the transfer to the U.S. authorities.

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Anonymization & Pseudonymization as Tools for Cross-Border Discovery Compliance

ARMA International

Almost all cross-border documents that might be sought in litigation will contain at least some personal information. See the GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC [2016] OJ L119/1, 33.

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US DoJ charged two Chinese hackers working with MSS

Security Affairs

The duo targeted organizations in multiple industries, including high tech manufacturing, medical device, civil, and industrial engineering, business, educational, gaming software, solar energy, pharmaceuticals and defense. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Hong Kong and China).