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Senator Leahy Introduces the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

Hunton Privacy

On June 7, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the “ Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 ” (the “Act”), co-sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). inform the individual how he or she may correct the electronic record used in the action.

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FTC to levy unprecedented $US5bn fine against Facebook

Data Protection Report

On Friday, July 12, 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that Federal Trade Commission and Facebook reached a settlement to resolve Facebook’s privacy issues surrounding the Cambridge Analytica disclosure discovered last year. million to settle claims it misrepresented privacy assurances to Safari users.

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CIPL President Bojana Bellamy Honored with 2019 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award

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Bellamy receiving the 2019 IAPP Vanguard Award surrounded by fellow privacy professionals Justin Weiss, Global Head of Data Privacy at Naspers Group, Laura Juanes, Global Director of Privacy Policy Engagement at Facebook, and Omer Tene, Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at IAPP. This is so well deserved.

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2020 in review: January to June

IT Governance

To close out the year, we’ve gathered some of the most notable stories from the past 12 months. Lawyers are the real winners in the Yahoo data breach compensation case. million (about £91 million at the time) in compensation to users whose personal data was leaked. What a simple time January 2020 was. Is Zoom safe to use?

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Alberta OIPC’s 2022 PIPA Breach Report – Trends and Key Takeaways

Data Protection Report

2010-2011 reporting period. Only 20 RROSH cases were reported in the 2010-2011 reporting year so numbers are unlikely to be statistically significant. [6] While the report includes statistics for each of the ten years, we have included the first year and most recent year for the sake of comparison. By the Numbers [5]. . 14-30 days.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

We want businesses to ensure that their customers and future customers have consented to having their personal data processed, but we also need to ensure that the enormous potential for new data rights and freedoms does not open us up to new threats. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter?

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