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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers have received considerable criticism for facilitating ransom payments to cybercriminals.

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What is progressive profiling and how can it benefit your business?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

madhav Tue, 07/04/2023 - 05:10 As the data trust gap between customers and businesses continue to grow, and as third-party cookies become redundant, there is an urgency to adopt a modernized approach to customer data collection. Progressive profiling introduces a fresher and far more proactive take on data collection.

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Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

biometric information consisting of data generated by electronic measurements of an individual’s unique physical characteristics used to authenticate or ascertain the individual’s identity, such as a fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image. 1] [link]. [2] 2] C.R.S. §

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A guide to the GDPR for insurance companies

IT Governance

A report published by research and consultancy company Celent highlights the challenges that the GDPR presents to insurers. Insurers are data controllers: a person, public authority, agency or body that determines the purpose of processing personal data. Steps insurers should take to become GDPR compliant.

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Are Fake COVID Testing Sites Harvesting Data?

Schneier on Security

Speculation centered around data harvesting, but that didn’t make sense because it was far too labor intensive for that and — sorry to break it to you — your data isn’t worth all that much. The companies will keep making money for the rapid tests they collect, he said.

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Driving Conversations Around Careers In Telematics

Information Governance Perspectives

Wireless telematics devices and “black box” technologies collect and transmit data on vehicle use, maintenance requirements, and automotive servicing. John Danenberger, CPCU, is Corporate Counsel at State Farm Insurance and specializes in addressing emerging issues around telematics. What’s it like to work in this field?

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Autonomous Vehicles – Canada’s Current Legal Framework: Privacy (Part 4)

Data Protection Report

AVs currently under development can collect location data, biometric data, driver behaviour information, and information acquired through synced mobile devices (e.g., A considerable amount of the data collected by AVs could be considered personal information, and in some cases, “sensitive information.”

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