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Breach Roundup: Swedish Insurer Fined $3M for GDPR Breach

Data Breach Today

Also, Google Fitbit Faces Privacy Complaints From Schrems This week, the Swedish DPA fined an insurer $3 million for violating GDPR, a DDoS attack disrupted a German financial agency website, Google Fitbit faced privacy complaints from Schrems, Ragnar Locker published hacked hospital data, and Seville, Spain dealt with the aftermath of a ransomware (..)

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ISMG Editors: The Shifting Cyber Insurance Landscape

Data Breach Today

Also: Global Privacy Trends; Tornado Cash Founders Charged In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss the shifting dynamics of cyber insurance, why APAC is approaching privacy regulations around emerging technologies, and how U.S.

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Automakers Are Sharing Driver Data with Insurers without Consent

Schneier on Security

Some drivers may not realize that, if they turn on these features, the car companies then give information about how they drive to data brokers like LexisNexis [who then sell it to insurance companies].

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Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

The Guardian Data Protection

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be. Continue reading.

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Regulatory Update: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Fall 2023 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2023 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) from November 30 through December 4, 2023. The post Regulatory Update: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Fall 2023 National Meeting appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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How Cyber Insurance Is Changing in the GDPR Era

Data Breach Today

Privacy Breach Claims Are Rising, Says Thomas Clayton of Zurich Insurance Although the EU's General Data Protection Regulation only went into full effect on May 25, its mandatory privacy breach notifications are already having an effect on the cyber insurance marketplace, says Thomas Clayton of Zurich Insurance.

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Regulatory Update: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 2023 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2023 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from August 12–16, 2023. The post Regulatory Update: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Summer 2023 National Meeting appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.