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$10,000,000 civil penalty for disclosing personal data without consent

Data Protection Report

As indicated in the paragraph quoted above, the company collected some very sensitive personal information. Its privacy policy stated that the company would treat the data confidentially, and the company would not share data without user consent. pushing back on indefinite retention of information.

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Tor Project’s Bug Smash Fund raises $86K in August

Security Affairs

The Tor Project has raised $86,000 for a Bug Smash fund that was created to pay developers that will address critical security and privacy issues in the popular anonymizing network. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Tor Project, privacy). Here’s how.”

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Residential Proxies vs. Datacenter Proxies: Choosing the Right Option

Security Affairs

Datacenter Proxies: this blog post examines the contours of each type and provides info on how to choose the perfect proxy option In the robust landscape of the digital era, our need for privacy, security, and accessibility on the internet has never been more acute. So, how do you choose between the knight and the maverick?

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Hackers claim to have compromised 50,000 home cameras and posted footage online

Security Affairs

“Clips from the hacked footage have been uploaded on pornographic sites recently, with several explicitly tagged as being from Singapore.” As worrying as it may seem, this comes as a clear reminder that when cameras are placed on the internet, they must be properly installed with security in mind. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Tor Project released Tor Browser 8.5.1 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android

Security Affairs

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Bwloe the full changelog since Tor Browser 8.5: All platforms Update Torbutton to 2.1.10 Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Tor Browser 8.5.1, Tor Project).

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Italian Garante Publishes Updated Guidelines on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Hunton Privacy

The Garante indicates that the Guidelines apply to a variety of different technologies, including not just cookies, but also other types of identifiers (such as fingerprinting and radio-frequency identification tags).

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California Consumer Privacy Act: GDPR-like definition of personal information

Data Protection Report

This blog focuses on the CCPA’s broad definition of Personal Information. Stay tuned for additional blogs and information about our upcoming webinar on the CCPA. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or the “Act”) sets a new precedent with its sweeping definition of Personal Information (“PI”).

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