IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

In our first review of 2020, we look at a new twist on a PayPal scam, and discuss data breaches at an IVF treatment facility and in the Singapore government. Security researchers at ESET are warning people about a new scam targeting PayPal users. See also: Catches of the month for December 2019. The final trick.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Businesses, consumer advocates, and privacy watchers have thus been eagerly waiting for over a year for the Attorney General to propose the regulations the CCPA requires him to promulgate. On October 10, 2019, this wait finally ended. Security Concerns. Specific Guidance on Right to Know Requests.

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Sales Privacy Passwords Compliance 60

Data Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Businesses, consumer advocates, and privacy watchers have thus been eagerly waiting for over a year for the Attorney General to propose the regulations the CCPA requires him to promulgate. On October 10, 2019, this wait finally ended. General Rules (§ 998.323). Written Verification Plan. available technology for verification.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 5, 2019

On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the two bills into law, one which amended the state’s data breach notification law, and another that created additional obligations for data breaches at credit reporting agencies. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Privacy Risk 68

Data Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Businesses, consumer advocates, and privacy watchers thus have been eagerly waiting for over a year for the Attorney General to propose the regulations the CCPA requires him to promulgate. On October 10, 2019, this wait finally ended. The Attorney General’s proposed regulations provide guidance on all of these notice obligations.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 29, 2019

Opinion 5/2019 on the interplay between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR, particularly regarding the competence, tasks, and powers of data protection authorities (12.3.2019) – The EDPB confirmed that where the ePD provides for a more specific rule than the GDPR, the specific rule will prevail. More details in this blog post.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 6, 2019

On May 29, 2019, Nevada enacted an amendment to its online privacy law, requiring businesses to offer consumers a right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. Redefines “personal information” to exclude information from government records. Narrows disclosure requirement to categories of third parties sold to.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In our manifesto at the general election we committed to provide people with the ability to require major social media platforms to delete information held about them, especially when that information related to their childhood. Data is not just a resource for better marketing, better service and delivery. change it substantially.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 11, 2019

On October 10, 2019, with just weeks to go until the law goes into effect, the California Attorney General released the long-awaited draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Attorney General will hold public hearings in four California cities during the first week of December to hear comments.

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