Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signaled his intent to overhaul data privacy within Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau recently sent a Mandate Letter to Navdeep Bains, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, that contained a number of mandates with respect to data privacy.

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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. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data. Data breached: 6.9

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 10, 2020

Retailer's Missteps Led to 'Careless Loss of Data,' Privacy Watchdog Says British regulators have fined Dixons Carphone $653,000 for a breach that exposed millions of payment card details and personal data due to point-of-sale malware.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compromised information includes patients’ personal data, health and medical records, financial data, internal emails and software source code. Data breached: 5 TB.

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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

MARCH 24, 2022

following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a consumer data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (the “UCPA”). Notably, the UCPA adopts the VCDPA’s more narrow definition of “sale,” which is limited to the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration by a controller to a third party.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 15, 2020

On January 13, 2020, lawmakers in Washington state introduced a new version of the Washington Privacy Act , a comprehensive data privacy bill, in both the state Senate and House of Representatives. It would apply to companies conducting business in Washington or who provide products or services to Washington residents.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. Data breached: 183,754,481 records.

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Data Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

Utah has become the fourth state, following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), formerly known as Senate Bill 227, passed the Utah Senate and House with no opposition, and was signed by Governor Cox on March 24, 2022. Definitions.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

In good news for organisations handling personal information, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“ PIPL ”) was finalised on 20 August 2021, and will come into force on 1 November 2021. Interestingly the provisions of the PIPL around data minimisation appear to be targeted at apps and big data analytics.

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Collibra

JANUARY 28, 2022

The past few years have provided us with an interesting twist on this conversation—what happens to our data privacy—and the policies we put in place—when something unexpected and world-altering occurs? . We’re talking, of course, about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the conversation of data privacy.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data breached: 2 PB. Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Data breached: 750 million victims’ personal data.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 28, 2023

On April 21, 2023, the Montana and Tennessee legislatures voted to enact comprehensive consumer privacy bills in their respective states. If signed by their governors, Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act ( S.B. states to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2024

One of these controls is the right of access, which allows individuals to request information about the personal data held by organizations and to find out how that information is being used. DSARs are also commonly referred to as Subject Access Requests (SAR), Data Subject Requests (DSR), or Subject Right Requests (SRR).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 8, 2021

On July 8, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB21-190 , the Colorado Privacy Act (“the Act”), into law, making Colorado the third state to have a comprehensive data privacy law on the books, following California and Virginia.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 28, 2022

Before starting its formal rulemaking process, the Office has indicated it wants to better “understand the community’s thoughts and concerns about data privacy.”. Public input sessions were held on June 22, 2022 (in-person and virtual) and June 28, 2022 (virtual only).

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 20, 2023

On June 30, 2023, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act ( H.B. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. 154 ) (the “DPDPA”), a day after the Delaware Senate passed the legislation. The DPDPA heads to Governor John Carney for a final signature.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 27, 2023

3 , pending signature by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, would amend certain portions of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”) to provide additional protections for health data. 370 would provide consumers with access, opt-out and deletion rights with respect to their consumer health data. Connecticut’s S.B.

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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. Data Security. Use strong passwords.

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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. The bill requires companies to disclose personal data collected when a consumer requests it, up to two times a year, and to delete and stop selling the personal information to third parties upon request.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 21, 2023

The new law also gives controllers certain rights to use the data, including to “prevent, detect, protect against, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive activities, or any illegal activity” as well as to “conduct internal research to develop, improve, or repair products, services, or technology.”

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Collibra

JUNE 23, 2023

The ever-growing digitalization of our world has raised significant concerns about data privacy and security, particularly for agencies that manage and process sensitive and confidential information. The urgent need to prioritize data privacy Government agencies must not choose between privacy and security.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

In October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a set of rules that if implemented would transform how financial institutions handle personal data about their customers. Deleting the data is better for their users and reduces the chance they’ll incur expenses from a ransomware attack or breach settlement.

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Data Matters

JULY 28, 2021

With the signing of the CPA, which will largely go into effect on July 1, 2023, Colorado became the third state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation following the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). After signing the CPA into law, Gov. ” Additionally, Gov.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 28, 2022

The first meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:00 am PT, will provide an overview of personal information and the CPRA. Topics of this meeting include the collection, sale and sharing of personal information; data flows; dark patterns; communicating business practices and consumer preferences; and opt-out preference signals.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Pepsi Bottling Ventures confirmed this week that vast quantities of personal data were stolen in a cyber attack. That said, if recent data breaches have taught us anything, it’s that you can never be too cautious about the data privacy practices of multinationals.

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Data Matters

MARCH 4, 2021

For over two and a half years, California has enjoyed the spotlight of having the most comprehensive data privacy law in the United States. Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). On March 2, 2021, Virginia forced California to share the honors, when Democratic Gov. Exemptions.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too). Some of these personal data purveyors even try to reinvent their online identities in a bid to hide their conflicts of interest. KrebsOnSecurity could not find a LinkedIn profile for Ms.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 15, 2022

During the sessions, members of the California Attorney General’s Office and various privacy and cybersecurity experts led discussions on topics such as the sale and sharing of personal information, dark patterns, data privacy impact assessments, cybersecurity audits and automated decision-making.

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Collibra

JANUARY 25, 2022

January 28th is Data Privacy Day, an opportunity to generate awareness concerning data privacy topics. This year, organizations must familiarize themselves with the California Privacy Rights Act. Minimizing risks by governing sensitive data. Ensuring enterprise-wide compliant access to data.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Importantly, note the new law’s definition of consumer : “a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. Such data security practices shall be appropriate to the volume and nature of the personal data at issue.”.

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eDiscovery Daily

JULY 7, 2019

Mactaggart said it all began when he spoke with a Google engineer and was shocked to learn how much personal data the company collected and he was motivated to find out exactly how much of his data Google had. Here are 10 Reasons it Might Be: Data Privacy Trends appeared first on CloudNine.

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Reltio

MARCH 17, 2020

CCPA compels companies to tell consumers what kind of personal data is being collected about them and if it is being sold to third parties. This understanding can help companies drive proactive and personalized engagement with customers through marketing, sales, service and other points of interaction.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 25, 2019

noting that Google Ireland was not described as the entity making decisions in relation to the processing in the Privacy Policy, had no Data Protection Officer of its own covering this processing, and was not stated to have been involved in the development of the Android operating system.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The GDPR applies to entities that are established in the EU, as well as entities not established in the EU that process the personal data of persons located in the EU in the context of either (i) offering goods or services to persons in the EU, or (ii) monitoring the behavior of persons in the EU.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

in fraud over the sale of a Constable painting (1). Entertainment law firm GSM&S hacked, exposing celebrities’ personal info (unknown). US Marshals Service says personal data of current and former prisoners was stolen (387,000). Authorities investigating data breach at Poland’s SWPS University (unknown).

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