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DCMS Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021 highlights more still to be done by the majority of businesses

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Department for Culture Media and Sport recently published its annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey (the “Survey” ), which aims to capture trends in cyber security incidents and provides a snapshot of the approach of UK businesses to the risks of an incident and the types of incidents seen in the previous 12 months.

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Colorado AG Provides Insights on the Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking Process

Hunton Privacy

On April 12, 2022, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser made remarks at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., Interested parties are invited to provide contributory research to reference and use case examples from the practice that impact or manipulate consumer choice.

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The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

Krebs on Security

It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too). Some of these personal data purveyors even try to reinvent their online identities in a bid to hide their conflicts of interest. com , a domain registered in April 2021 through Alibaba in China.

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Brits Express Greater Concern Over Data Privacy as Cyber Attacks Soar

IT Governance

That figure might not come as a surprise, given the growing awareness of data privacy. There are regular news stories of data breaches, while the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has changed the way organisations handle personal data. million accounts belonging to Brits were compromised in 2021.

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Key steps on the road to LGPD compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 08:05. Brazil, the largest country in both South America and Latin America, released a data privacy law bringing new business opportunities, especially in the international domain. Additionally, organizations are obligated to report any data security incidents or breaches to Brazilian national authorities.

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Europe: Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

12(5) and Art. 15(3) GDPR must be interpreted as requiring a data controller to provide the data subject with a copy of his or her personal data, even where the data subject requests the copy for purposes unrelated to data protection. 12(5) and Art. 12(5) and Art. 15(3) GDPR.

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The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR

Security Affairs

The Irish regulator pointed out that by making the accessibility of its services conditional on users accepting the updated Terms of Service, WhatsApp Ireland forced them to consent to the processing of their personal data. ” continues the announcement. ” WhatsApp announced that it will appeal the fine.

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