IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring , after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On December 12, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Understanding the Role of PETs and PPTs in the Digital Age.

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IT Governance

MARCH 4, 2019

The problem, of course, is that there are so many guides to data privacy out there that it’s hard to know which one is right for you. Fortunately, we’ve done the hard work for you, selecting four essential books that can help you manage data effectively and meet your data privacy obligations. Price : £9.95.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source (New) Software Luxembourg Yes 3,600,000 National Automobile Dealers Association Source (New) Retail USA Yes 1,065,000 Consórcio Canopus Source (New) Professional services Brazil Yes 1,400,000 The Teaching Company (Wondrium by The Great Courses) Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.3 TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported. How to avoid data breaches.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 4, 2024

December tends to be a busy time for everyone, so you may have missed a privacy update or two. We have set out some updates in the form of questions, with links in the answers where you can find more information. (For For those making this quiz a competitive event, we have included a tie-breaker/bonus question.) Answers are below.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On June 10, 2022, New York became the first state to require attorneys to complete at least one credit of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection training as part of their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements. The new requirement will take effect July 1, 2023.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Thailand’s Department of Older Persons breached, exposing almost 20 millio n personal data records The Department of Older Persons, part of Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, suffered a data breach in which 19,718,687 rows or personal data was exposed.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident. Data breached: 2,632,275 people’s data. 204 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or otherwise breached.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

Like a couple of WWE arch rivals, Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg have squared off against each other in a donnybrook over consumer privacy. Cook initially body slammed Zuckerberg — when Apple issued new privacy policies aimed at giving U.S. consumers a smidgen more control over their personal data while online.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Italy’s data protection agency is temporarily blocking the popular chatbot ChatGPT due to a possible violation of the European data privacy regulation. The Authority pointed out that OpenAI does not alert users that it is collecting their data. ” continues the press release.

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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”). Connecticut: An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches. Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 21, 2023

On June 13, 2023, the Texas Governor signed HB4 , making Texas the tenth state to have a comprehensive privacy law, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Virginia, and Utah (all in effect or going into effect in 2023), Montana and Tennessee (which, like Texas, go into effect in 2024), Iowa (effective 2025) and Indiana (effective 2026).

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 10, 2019

We have covered Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over several posts the past couple of years and even conducted a webcast on the topic last year. And, we have covered the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) several times as well, including as recently as last week. Do they mimic GDPR policies? Not necessarily.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 28, 2019

Today is Data Privacy Day, an annual opportunity to call attention to data privacy and protection. For privacy advocates, it is a time to rally public sentiment and promote best practices. Are businesses doing everything they can to protect sensitive data and stay ahead of compliance requirements?

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 28, 2019

Today is Data Privacy Day, an annual opportunity to call attention to data privacy and protection. For privacy advocates, it is a time to rally public sentiment and promote best practices. Are businesses doing everything they can to protect sensitive data and stay ahead of compliance requirements?

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 15, 2022

On March 29 and March 30, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) held via video conference two public pre-rulemaking informational sessions regarding the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The goal of the first meeting on March 29 was to provide an overview of personal information and the CPRA.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 12, 2012

On June 27, 2012, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). provide personal data to another person for that other person’s direct marketing purposes. The amendment will become effective in phases.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 28, 2016

On June 17, 2016, the National Privacy Commission (the “Commission”) of the Philippines released draft guidelines entitled, Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (“IRR”), for public consultation. The IRR defines personal data as personal information, sensitive information and privileged information.

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eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

We’re getting closer and closer to the deadline for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is scheduled to go into effect on January 1 next year, even though there is still a lot to be determined with regard how companies must comply. At least one major corporation supports the new law.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 20, 2023

Self-Sovereign Identities, The Next Step in Privacy-First User Experience divya Tue, 03/21/2023 - 06:10 There is a growing momentum around Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) with real value to be captured by individuals, countries, and businesses. When privacy is at stake, SSI puts individuals back in control of their personal data.

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eDiscovery Daily

JULY 5, 2018

2018 is certainly on its way to becoming the year of data privacy rights for the individual. As reported by the ABA Journal , ARS Technica and Ride the Lightning (among other sites), the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 was approved unanimously by the state Senate and Assembly on June 28 and was signed by Gov.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Two days, two stories about Germans finding fault with companies’ handling of personal data. Even though users do not suffer a financial loss from Facebook’s data collection, “the damage for the users lies in a loss of control,” the regulator said. Is this just the beginning of data privacy reform?

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Collibra

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now that the January 1, 2020 deadline for California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA ) compliance passed, organizations are looking to create long-term sustainable compliance programs. CCPA compliance should be an opportunity for organizations to get their overall engagement with personal data on the right footing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms of crime by adopting well established best practices, like the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and establishing strong passwords. Raising awareness is essential for everyone.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2023

Data privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the state of California, are inescapable. Have we shared our intentions with respondents from whom we’ve collected this data? Take Apple, for example.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The results are in, and California voters have approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which was listed on the ballot as Proposition 24. Consumers will also have opt-out rights relating to the use of their personal information in automated decision-making, including consumer profiling.

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eDiscovery Daily

JULY 7, 2019

We’re less than six months away from the scheduled start of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on January 1, 2020. In Truth on the Market ( 10 Reasons Why the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Is Going to Be a Dumpster Fire , written by Alec Stapp), real estate developer Alastair Mactaggart spent nearly $3.5

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KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Employees handling the sensitive data of California residents need to know this stuff; the California Consumer Privacy Act says so. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is set to take effect on January 1, 2020. Geolocation data (location data collected from a personal fitness app).

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

NB65 hackers reportedly stole credit card data of QIWI clients (unknown) Fei protocol suffers an extensive security breach (unknown) South Australian public servants now involved in payroll data breach (13,088) The Calcasieu Parish School Board has been the victim of a cyber fraud incident (unknown).

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eDiscovery Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2019

As a result, the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice, Germany) asked the Court of Justice to interpret the EU law on the protection of electronic communications privacy. That decision is unaffected by whether or not the information stored or accessed on the user’s equipment is personal data.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today, more than 120 countries have privacy and data protection laws or regulations in place. Many of the new or modernized laws tend to be based on comprehensive legislation, rather than sectoral rules, as data needs to move across industry groups and borders. An Overview of the BDPA.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data Privacy Restrictions Will Increase With the growing awareness and importance of data privacy, governments and corporations will encounter more stringent regulations globally. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an early example of this. Laws within nations are evolving as well.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). The most common skills gaps are “storing or transferring personal data, setting up configured firewalls, and detecting and removing malware”.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2018

In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal data on nearly 150 million people , many Americans no doubt felt resigned and powerless to control their information. But not Jessamyn West. I was willing to do the work and go to court.

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