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Genetic information – global privacy considerations – an Australian and UK perspective

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

When an individual provides a genetic sample, whether as part of a medical treatment, a clinical trial or in connection with ancestry research, what regimes are in place to protect his or her privacy? When does the privacy regime apply in Australia? Who does it apply to? Any organisation which collects, holds (i.e.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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How Machine Learning Can Accelerate and Improve the Accuracy of Sensitive Data Classification

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This means finding data wherever it is within an organization’s IT systems and layering in context for classification to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of results. 1) Pattern Matching : The foundational classification method for data, this technique matches known patterns to information that lives in your data.

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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2

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UK: ICO ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 TESTING AND MONITORING IN THE WORKPLACE

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO ”) has published guidance for employers on complying with data protection law when taking steps to manage Covid-19 health and safety risk in the workplace (“ Guidance ”). This means that the usual data protection principles apply. Appropriate lawful basis.

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California Governor Signs into Law Bills Updating the CPRA and Bills Addressing the Privacy and Security of Genetic and Medical Data, Among Others

Hunton Privacy

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: Genetic Testing Privacy Bill. CPRA Amendment Bills.

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Guest Post - Three Critical Steps for GDPR Compliance

AIIM

This is the eighth post in a series on privacy by Andrew Pery. You might also be interested in: Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning. The Privacy and Security Dichotomy. GDPR and Cross Border Data Flows between the EU and the US: Current State of the Law.

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