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GUEST ESSAY: A breakout of how Google, Facebook, Instagram enable third-party snooping

The Last Watchdog

percent share videos. Among the app categories, shopping, business, and food & drink were found to be sharing the most user data. So it’s best to think twice before downloading an app from one of these categories, especially if it’s free and/or popular. percent share names. percent share home addresses. percent share photos.

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What UK charities need to know about GDPR compliance

IT Governance

If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you’re wrong. The Regulation treats charities in much the same way as any organisation, because although they’re not using personal data to make a profit, they still run the risk of data breaches and privacy violations.

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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). 1. Application of the GDPR.

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Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Multifactor authentication requires users to take an extra step to verify who they are by providing two or more distinct categories of evidence. A serious breach that could have been prevented with MFA is a prospect that would frighten any IT decision-maker into considering its swift adoption. Here are three terrifying examples.

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The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

Security Affairs

Examples : emails, social media posts, customer feedback, audio and video files, images, and documents. Semi-Structured Data: Semi-structured data lies between the structured and unstructured categories. They pose a significant threat to data security. Train employees on data security best practices.

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How data breaches are affecting the retail industry

IT Governance

Data breaches. What steps will the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) take to ensure organisations comply with the recently enforced GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? How will customers, suppliers and partners react to organisations that suffer a breach? What is the cost of a data breach?

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

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