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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

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, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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HMRC forced to delete 5 million voice records after GDPR gaffe

IT Governance

HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) has been told to delete more than five million people’s voice records after it was discovered that the way the information was collected breached the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The organisation changed the way it obtained consent in October 2018, which the ICO says now complies with the GDPR.

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BELGIUM: Belgian DPA reveals its strategy for the next 5 years.

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

It will focus its attention on specific industry sectors as well as on specific GDPR topics and societal themes. The DPA will be especially focussing on enhancing GDPR compliance in the following industry sectors: Telecom and media sector , due to the large amount of data they process. 3 GDPR TOPICS OF PARTICULAR ATTENTION.

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What is personal information under the CCPA?

Collibra

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect four years after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted. Despite coming at the heels of the GDPR, the recent California privacy law promptly established and defined its own concepts around consumer-related data. . What is personal information?

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. law, consumers and the marketplace have been comfortable with to date.

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ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

for violations of the GDPR (the violations were pre-Brexit). The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months. The Incident. Digest of points to note in the MPN.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. law, consumers and the marketplace have been comfortable with to date.

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