HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JANUARY 22, 2020

On Monday 20 January, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (“CMAB”), jointly with the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”), presented a paper outlining topics for review of the PDPO to the members of the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs (“PDPO Review Paper”).

Personal data 71

Personal data Data Privacy Privacy Paper 71

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Early Notification : Since 2012 – 2013, at least 80% of organizations had already notified affected individuals at the time the breach was reported to the Commissioner. Percentage of reports assessed where no jurisdiction of OIPC was found. Cause of breach for RROSH breaches. Compromised Electronic Information System (ie. stolen objects).

Privacy 105

Privacy Risk Cybersecurity Phishing 105

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed. of the Standard.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Collibra

AUGUST 4, 2020

But how can businesses balance digital transformation, data security and data privacy? Data security and privacy are not mutually exclusive from digital transformation. From legal to IT and marketing to finance, every single business unit holds some stake in data security and data privacy.

Digital transformation 59

Digital transformation Data Privacy Privacy Metadata 59

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This emphasis on proportionality in discovery is particularly relevant at a time when the protection of privacy is of increasing concern in the United States and abroad. With the rise of Big Data, however, there has been a growing and well-founded concern that personal information might be used unethically or exposed improperly.

Privacy 97

Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It was common ground that damages can, in principle, be recovered and other remedies obtained for breaches of data protection law and common law privacy torts, including simply for the distress caused, without specific pecuniary loss 3. 1 The Judgment contains a typographical error and refers to the Data Protection Act 2013.

Retail 91

Retail Data breaches Personal data Privacy 91

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

What follows below is an edited version of the debate in the House of Lords of the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill, held on 10 October. The Bill provides for her to continue to provide independent oversight, supervising our systems of data protection, but we are also significantly enhancing her powers.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120