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EUROPE: European consumers organisations launching collective GDPR actions

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

“My Data is Mine” In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, four European Consumers Organisations launched on 30 May 2018 to coordinate collective actions against Facebook in Belgium (Test-Aankoop/Test-Achats), Italy (Altroconsumo), Spain (OCU) and Portugal (Deco-Proteste).

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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Publishes Final Guidance On Employee Monitoring

Data Protection Report

It substantially follows the draft guidance, with some additional examples and pointers on where employers “must”, “should”, or “could” follow the approach laid out. Similarly, examples draw out the distinctions between workers who might expect intrusive monitoring in their employment and those who would not. Takeaways for employers 1.1

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MY TAKE: Here’s why we need ‘SecOps’ to help secure ‘Cloud Native’ companiess

The Last Watchdog

Poor configuration of cloud services can translate into gaping vulnerabilities—and low hanging fruit for hackers, the recent Tesla hack being a prime example. In that caper, a core API was left open allowing them to exploit it and begin using Tesla’s servers to mine cryptocurrency.

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Selling and utilising personal data in an insolvency situation

Data Protection Report

But this is a tricky area to navigate, particularly following the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), since both the ICO and the FCA have started to pay more attention to this area. This valuable commodity could help attract potential purchasers. Asset sales.

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Is AIIM Membership Worth It? Pros and Cons

AIIM

For example, here are just a few of my personal favorites: State of the Content Services Industry (research) and How to Be GDPR Compliant (member toolkit). I included this last because it is the least valuable benefit I get from mine. The Cons of AIIM Professional Membership.

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Spotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin Haynes

The Security Ledger

Considered the most comprehensive data privacy law in the country, the CCPA could become a de-facto federal standard akin to the EU’s GDPR, at least in the absence of a matching federal law. One industry that is unlikely to be phased by the new requirements, however, is healthcare. The Role of Healthcare CPO: Beyond HIPAA.

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These Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop

Troy Hunt

Cookie walls don't comply with GDPR, says Dutch DPA”: [link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 8, 2019. Want to see a perfect example? of people also have their language settings the same as mine. Have a go of Am I Unique and you'll almost certainly be told that "Yes! You can be tracked!": Less than 0.1%

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