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EU: EDPB ISSUES GUIDELINES ON PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA THROUGH VIDEO DEVICES

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The European Data Protection Board ( “EDPB” ) has published guidelines on the processing of personal data through video devices (the “ Guidelines “) (currently subject to a public consultation process). technical and organisational measures required for such data processing.

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Two FTC complaints that over-retention of personal data violates Section 5

Data Protection Report

In both cases, the FTC’s complaint alleged that the companies retained personal data for longer than was necessary, and that conduct violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair act or practice. Under the proposed consent orders, both companies do not confirm or deny the allegations.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for December 2022

IT Governance

Welcome to our December 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The video directed viewers to visit a website where they could enter a giveaway to win cryptocurrency. Hello everyone. Hurry up!”.

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What are you doing for Data Privacy Week?

IT Governance

We’re asked to hand over our personal data for seemingly everything that we do – from browsing the web to high-street shopping. Although many of us are broadly aware of the risks involved when sharing our personal data, it often doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Keep it private.

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Australian social news platform leaks 80,000 user records

Security Affairs

To see if your email address has been exposed in this or other security breaches, use our personal data leak checker. What data is in the bucket? Here are some examples of the user records, videos, and images left on the exposed Snewpit bucket. Who had access to the data? Examples of exposed records.

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CNIL’s New Guidelines on HR Processing

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The new guidelines are applicable to public and private companies for the processing of their employees’ personal data. The CNIL concludes that consent can be used as a legal basis for processing employee/applicant personal data only in cases where there are no consequences for them. Categories of personal data.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Data protection laws, regulations, and rules control the collection, use, transfer, and storage of personal and sensitive information. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.