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Thermal cameras and COVID-19 – The German DPAs have spoken

Data Protection Report

25 GDPR and security of data processing in to Art. 32 GDPR are complied with. In detail: German DPAs consider that electronic temperature checks followed by documentation or recording are subject to the GDPR. In public areas such as shopping malls and airports, body temperature checks are not considered to be admissible.

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How Organizations Are Preparing for GDPR

Gimmal

The General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as GDPR, has received an incredible amount of attention in the last year. How high a priority is GDPR compliance? Among organizations we've spoken to, the consensus is that GDPR compliance is very important, but also must be prioritized. Urgency depends upon exposure.

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Biden Cybersecurity Strategy: Big Ambitions, Big Obstacles

eSecurity Planet

The new document spells out an ambitious plan for implementing national cybersecurity controls and laws. ” Also read: MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready Big Goals: Critical Infrastructure, Liability, and GDPR-like Law A few items stand out as particularly ambitious and time-consuming to implement. .”

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European Commission Publishes Details of its Forthcoming Data Act

Data Matters

The so-called “inception impact assessment” document sets out the basis on which the Commission plans to define the problem(s) and design the legislative solution(s), in order to achieve effective legislation. According to the document, the initiative seeks to address the following four main issues: a.

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EU Commission Issues Draft AI Regulation

Data Matters

Companies engaged in the development, manufacturing, importation, distribution, servicing, and use of AI – irrespective of industry – should assess to what extent their products are implicated and how they will address any regulatory requirements they are subject to. Who Does the Draft AI Regulation Apply to?

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

Zuboff exhaustively documents how Google and Facebook created services that assigned value to each individual’s online behaviors, then, without really asking permission, swooped in to monetize this deep access to personal data almost exclusively to grow their advertising revenue. Did that surprise you? McConomy: No, I wasn’t surprised.

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France: the CNIL has released its annual dawn raid Program for 2023: four national priorities and one priority coming from the EDPB!

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

This document provides guidance on the conditions applicable to the use of this technology which presents high risks to the data subjects’ right to privacy. Tracking of users by mobile applications Phone manufacturers enable applications publishers to track users for advertising, statistical or technical purposes (e.g.,