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News alert: NCA’s Data Privacy Week webinars highlight data protection for consumers, businesses

The Last Watchdog

22, 2024 – Today, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) , announced the program for its third annual Data Privacy Week campaign, which will take place from January 22nd to January 27th. This even includes information about a person’s physical well-being, like health data from apps. Give Data Brokers the Slip!

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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.

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What are you doing for Data Privacy Week?

IT Governance

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. We’re asked to hand over our personal data for seemingly everything that we do – from browsing the web to high-street shopping. This year’s campaign encourages individuals to understand the data trail they leave whenever they go online. Keep it private.

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Queensland Government introduces mandatory data breach notification regime

Data Protection Report

On 12 October 2023, the Government introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 ( Bill ) to Queensland Parliament which, amongst other things, establishes a mandatory data breach notification scheme ( MDBN Scheme ) in Queensland.

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ICYMI –December in privacy and cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

December tends to be a busy time for everyone, so you may have missed a privacy update or two. The exception applied to the workers’ data because the exception applies to all health care workers’ biometric data. For those making this quiz a competitive event, we have included a tie-breaker/bonus question.) Answers are below.

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X will collect biometric data from its premium users

Security Affairs

The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes. The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has updated its privacy policy informing its premium users that the company will collect their biometric data to curb fraud and prevent impersonation.

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European Data Protection Supervisor and UK ICO Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Hunton Privacy

On November 8, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) intended to reinforce their “common mission to uphold individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, and cooperate internationally to achieve this goal”.