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Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act

Data Protection Report

On March 2, 2021, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act , which contains many elements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). institution of higher education. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

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FINLAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ACT ON THE SECONDARY USE OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE PERSONAL DATA

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Act complements the GDPR and introduces reinforced data security requirements and strict authorization procedures. The license may be applied for educational, information management as well as innovation and development activities going beyond traditional research purposes reflected under GDPR 89 article.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

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Information security and compliance training for the healthcare sector

IT Governance

Pharmacies, rehabilitation care, social care, medical research and pharmaceuticals all rely on this data being available to individuals delivering their services. To address the rising threat of data breaches across all sectors, new compliance requirements which aim to harmonise and improve data security practices. ISO 27001 training.

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. CCPA Background. The ballot initiative largely mirrored what is now the language in the CCPA.

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Requirements of a DPO in health and social care

IT Governance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, extending the rights of individuals over how their data is processed and bringing consistency in the data protection laws across the EU by directly applying to organisations. A comprehensive overview of the DPO’s tasks are outlined in Article 39 of the GDPR.

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