Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (“UPDPA”). On July 16, 2021, Governor Lamont signed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches , which will take effect on October 1, 2021.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. June 2019’s total of 39,713,046 breached records is the lowest since May last year – the month that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The way in which you respond to a data breach has a significant impact on how severe its consequences are. The number of data breaches that were tracked in the U.S. Most data breach laws deal with personal data, which is essentially any information that can be associated with a particular person.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 28, 2024

To fulfill these principles, data protection strategies generally focus on the following three areas: Data security —protecting digital information from unauthorized access, corruption or theft throughout its entire lifecycle. These data breaches can cost their victims in many ways.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2019

If your organisation didn’t suffer a data breach last year, consider yourself one of the lucky few. The insurance firm Hiscox found that 61% of organisations were compromised in the past 12 months. Frustratingly, much of the discussion surrounding the GDPR has focused on its enforcement. Still undecided?

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

million fine to Interserve Group Limited for failing to keep employee personal data secure, which violates Article 5(1)(f) and Article 32 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), during the period of March 2019 to December 2020.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2019

With a mammoth GDPR fine handed out to Google last week, it’s time for organisations to reassess their understanding of the Regulation. We’re through the eye of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) storm. Some began to lose faith. It’s Y2K all over again”; a big fuss over nothing. The basics. Who needs to pay attention?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If having a skilled technical staff isn’t critical, then what arrangements should a company have in place to mitigate the occurrence of a data breach and to avoid the fines and penalties that can follow? Insurability. In the absence of a law that contains prescriptive requirements (e.g., Note that this is an organic expectation.

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AIIM

JULY 24, 2018

You might also be interested in: The Re-Permissioning Dilemma Under GDPR. Data Privacy and Open Data: Secondary Uses under GDPR. Three Critical Steps for GDPR Compliance. Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning. What Do the GDPR and new Privacy Laws Mean for U.S.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 395 GB.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It is no coincidence, therefore, that the European Commission’s “ Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence ”, published on April 21, 2021 (the Proposal), has several points of contact with the GDPR. This is a fundamental goal of both the proposal and the GDPR. …and more.

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IT Governance

MAY 29, 2018

Remember when I said last month that “with the GDPR less than a month away I imagine future lists will be even longer thanks to the introduction of mandatory data breach notifications”? Well, May’s list of incidents is very long, and the GDPR only came into effect at the end of the month. Data breach.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

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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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

These are just some examples of how organizations support data privacy , the principle that people should have control of their personal data, including who can see it, who can collect it, and how it can be used. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2024

The healthcare industry faces arguably the highest stakes when it comes to data governance. For starters, healthcare organizations constantly encounter vast (and ever-increasing) amounts of highly regulated personal data. healthcare, managing the accuracy, quality and integrity of data is the focus of data governance.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 3, 2021

45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data Protection (“ PDPL ”), which was issued on 26 September 2021. Reassuringly, the PDPL does not contain any major divergences from other well-known data protection regimes, including the GDPR. What does the PDPL cover and who does it apply to? Definitions. Territoriality.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records. They accessed 41.5

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2017

On 18 October 2017, WP29 published proposed Guidelines on two key aspects of the GDPR – namely: Personal Data Breach Notification (Articles 33/34); and. Data Breach Notification. In particular: Non-availability of a system which contains personal data (e.g.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 29, 2019

Following the one-year anniversary of the coming into effect of the GDPR, Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity practice has prepared summaries of key GDPR-related developments of the past 12 months. The summaries cover regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, court proceedings, and various reports and materials.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 1, 2020

Today the Supreme Court allowed an appeal in Morrisons v Various Claimants1, a significant judgment addressing the extent of an employers’ liability for data breaches maliciously committed by an employee. A few months later, he uploaded the data onto a file-sharing website and later sent it to newspapers.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 9, 2018

states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of the protections provided by Europe’s newly enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). See our previous blog posts on GDPR here and here. Several U.S. Below are the key takeaways from U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

On November 9, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released the results of a joint global survey launched in May 2016 concerning organizational preparedness for implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information ( Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit – “ Berlin DPA ”) imposed an administrative fine of about EUR 14.5 million against Deutsche Wohnen SE for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Data Protection Report

MAY 23, 2018

The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. However, the challenges of GDPR certainly don’t end on the date this law goes into implementation. Many of our clients ask us when and how they may be called upon to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR.

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ARMA International

APRIL 18, 2022

Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Data protection laws, regulations, and rules control the collection, use, transfer, and storage of personal and sensitive information. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court holding that an employer can be vicariously liable for data breaches caused by the actions of an employee, even where the employee’s actions were specifically intended to harm the employer. He held a grudge against his employer following disciplinary proceedings.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. Private Right of Action for Data Breach. Enforcement.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 3, 2019

When the GDPR came into effect on May 25, 2018, several European Member States had yet to put in place further implementing legislation. health data, ethnicity, race) is prohibited under Article 9(1) of the GDPR unless one of the conditions for processing such data are satisfied under Article 9(2) of the GDPR.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With its new data protection bill, Barbados is planning to join the ranks; this is a significant move, and it is one fueled at least in part by the entry into force of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018. A “ data subject ” is an individual who is the subject of personal data.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Primary areas of focus for the DPC in 2021 included the safeguarding of children’s data protection rights, progressing ongoing large-scale inquires and prioritising responding to complaints which have raised issues of substance, with a data subject centric approach to resolution. Ongoing Inquiries & Data Transfer Enforcement.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is the top target for cybercriminals, according to the annual Cost of a Data Breach report by IBM and Ponemon Institute. The most sweeping and aggressive regulation, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into full force in May 2018. In the Dec.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 8, 2019

It also appeared that, among the documents available online, were included copies of identity cards, health insurance cards, certificates issued by the family allowance fund, divorce judgments and bank details. According to SERGIC, the website’s security breach could have impacted around 29,440 users.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. Private Right of Action for Data Breach. Enforcement.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Given the potential financial exposure under GDPR, it is no surprise that a great deal of time is being spent working out how to allocate the risk and liability when negotiating commercial contracts. Before we look at limiting liability, we need to first consider how liability can arise in the first place in the context of GDPR.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2018

The Australian law firm Slater and Gordon’s ill-fated £637 million acquisition of the professional services division of the British insurance outsourcer Quindell plc in 2015 has attracted a great deal of negative attention over the past few years. Worse fines if the GDPR had been in effect. Help complying with the GDPR.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

for violations of the GDPR (the violations were pre-Brexit). The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months. The Incident. Digest of points to note in the MPN.

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