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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

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. The ‘enforcement’ and ‘other news’ categories remain unchanged. The data contains more than 56 million records, some of which are duplicates.

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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has enacted its long awaited federal level data protection law. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data Protection (“ PDPL ”), which was issued on 26 September 2021. Definitions. This article examines some of its key features. What does the PDPL cover and who does it apply to?

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UK data protection after Brexit – UK government Statement of Intent contains few surprises

Data Protection Report

On the 7 th August 2017, the UK’s Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a Statement of Intent (the Statement ) outlining its planned reforms of the UK’s data protection laws which are to be implemented by the Data Protection Bill (the Bill ).

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No. The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. CCPA Background.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No. The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. CCPA Background.

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GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?

Data Protection Report

The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. The stated purpose of the new law is to give people more control over their personal data and make it easier to access it. Did we mention big data? What do we expect in terms of enforcement priorities?

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