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Irish data protection commission fines Meta over 2021 data-scraping leak

Security Affairs

million) by the Irish data protection commission (DPC) for the data leak suffered by Facebook in 2021 that exposed the data belonging to millions of Facebook users. On April 3rd, 2021, a user leaked the phone numbers and personal data of 533 million Facebook users in a hacking forum for free online. ” reported the WSJ.

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UK ICO Opens Consultation on Data Transfer Agreements and Guidance

Data Matters

On 11 August 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) launched a public consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement and guidance ( Consultation ). Moreover, the ICO has not yet formally acknowledged the EU SCCs, i.e. , as a valid data transfer mechanism under the UK GDPR.

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How encryption can help address Cloud misconfiguration

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 06:15. On August 26, 2021, Wiz announced it had gained "complete unrestricted access to the accounts and databases of several thousand Microsoft Azure customers, including many Fortune 500 companies" via a loophole created by "a series of flaws in a Cosmos DB feature."

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Sidley Privacy and Cybersecurity Roundtable

Data Matters

Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Tuesday, September 21, 2021. 11:00 a.m. – In this Chatham House discussion, our panelists will cover: Data Transfers to the U.S. and Developments on “Adequacy”. G7 and OECD Data Protection Initiatives. UK Regulation of Data and Promotion of Innovation. 12:00 p.m. – SAVE THE DATE.

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MEPs Urge European Commission to Amend Draft UK Adequacy Decision

Hunton Privacy

On May 11, 2021, the European Parliament issued a press release requesting that the European Commission amend its draft decisions on UK adequacy to more closely align with EU court rulings and the opinion of the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”).

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UK: ICO opens consultation on its updated international data transfer guidance and tools

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 11 August 2021, the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) launched a public consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement ( IDTA ) and guidance on data transfers. replacing references to EU GDPR with UK GDPR etc.). The ICO’s consultation runs until 5pm on Thursday, 7 October 2021.

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UK police forces suffered more than 2,000 data breaches in 2020

IT Governance

For example, the report revealed that police stations suffered 299 data breaches on average between January 2016 and April 2021. Indeed, a separate Freedom of Information request from 2019 found that 237 UK police employees were disciplined for doing that, and 11 people were sacked. Who are the worst offenders?