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Australian Defense Department will replace surveillance cameras from Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua

Security Affairs

An internal audit of surveillance equipment in Australian government and agency offices revealed the presence of more than 900 built systems manufactured by Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua. The decision of the Australian government is aligned with similar decisions taken by the US and UK governments.

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How to Prepare for the Metaverse

AIIM

As metaverse technology stacks expand and become more available, cheaper, and connected, the conception of use cases across all sectors becomes a contagious exercise. Retailers and brands will open virtual stores, launch virtual collections, or host exclusive digital events for their targeted NFT holders.

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EUROPE: New privacy rules for connected vehicles in Europe?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Main takeaways from the EDBP guidelines are: Connected vehicles raise various privacy and data protection concerns, such as the lack of control and information asymmetry, the risk of excessive data collection; the risk of unlawful further processing of personal data; Most data associated with connected vehicles are considered as personal data (e.g.

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Big California Privacy News: Legislative and Enforcement Updates

Data Matters

As a provider subject to CMIA, mental health apps would be subject to HIPAA-like constraints on their ability to use and share data collected and will have increased litigation exposure, as CMIA includes a private right of action.

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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

The bill uses the same definition of “genetic data” as provided for in AB-825. Security : DTC Companies must implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect a consumer’s genetic data against unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

Threat hunters at Kaspersky said that data collected on the attack indicated that the attack was extremely targeted, and difficult to detect because “[t]he infection chain itself [did] not leave any traces on the hard drive, as its components operate[d] in memory only, thus facilitating a fileless attack with a small footprint.”

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Book Review – Platform Capitalism

Information Matters

Section 2, titled Platform Capitalism, develops the idea that the exploitation of data is at the heart of the rise of new technology platforms and Srnicek does a good job of providing a critical view of some of the more utopian commentators of the so-called 'New Economy'. He does not see the German vision of Industrie 4.0