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Forty per cent of businesses were forced to delay cybersecurity initiatives in order to prepare for remote working during coronavirus lockdowns, according to research. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/18/half-of-companies-postponed-cybersecurity-initiatives-to-focus-on-virus-related-remote-work-setup/ Date : June 18, 2020 at 01:45PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

IT services giant Cognizant has announced that a ransomware attack has resulted in unencrypted data being accessed. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/18/cognizant-discloses-data-breach/ Date : June 18, 2020 at 02:45PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Zoom has announced it will offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) as an advanced add-on feature for all of its users, after criticism of initial plans to limit it to paying users. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/18/zoom-to-offer-end-to-end-encryption-to-all-users/ Date : June 18, 2020 at 03:45PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin…

Although national media is currently focusing on other major issues, big questions are still unanswered about what will happen once the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. EU laws will cease to apply to the UK after that date, including GDPR, a ruling that compels companies to take…

The use of a new range of surveillance cameras to check adherence to rules in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak risks undermining the fabric of democracy, France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Wednesday. Source : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-privacy/french-watchdog-warns-against-covid-19-smart-surveillance-idUSKBN23O2T7?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews Date : June 17, 2020 at 06:52PM Tag(s) : Médias internationaux…

Source : https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484779/Data-privacy-fears-emerge-as-German-contact-tracing-app-downloaded-65m-times-in-first-day Date : June 17, 2020 at 03:49PM Tag(s) : Médias internationaux Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Sensitive material belonging to 100,000 users of multiple niche dating apps have been exposed online due to a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/17/privacy-niche-dating-apps-expose-data-of-100k-users/ Date : June 17, 2020 at 12:43PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Online marketplace Minted has been hit with a class action lawsuit filed under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/17/privacy-online-marketplace-hit-with-privacy-lawsuit-over-data-breach/ Date : June 17, 2020 at 04:41PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Norway has abandoned plans to introduce a contact-tracing app to combat coronavirus after Amnesty investigation revealed its live-tracking capabilities. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/17/norway-drop-contact-tracing-app-after-amnesty-privacy-investigation/ Date : June 17, 2020 at 11:44AM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) officially launching January 1, 2020, many organizations are still playing catch- up in determining exactly how they’ll comply with major provisions before full enforcement begins July 1, 2020. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/15/ebook-the-3-biggest-mistakes-companies-are-making-with-ccpa/ Date : June 15, 2020 at 06:20PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share…

The Philippines National Privacy Commission (NPC) will now allow companies to install monitoring software in company-issued devices to monitor work-from-home employees. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/15/privacy-philippines-privacy-commission-approves-employee-monitoring-software/ Date : June 15, 2020 at 11:25AM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Data privacy is the component of data security that is focused on the compliant handling of sensitive or personal data. It is inevitably interlinked with data security, as governments across the globe have set standards for how sensitive or personal data should be protected. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/15/data-privacy-laws-global-view/ Date : June…

US department store Macy’s has agreed to pay up to $192,500 to settle a proposed class action lawsuit following a data breach in 2018. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/12/privacy-macys-to-pay-damages-to-settle-data-breach-suit/ Date : June 12, 2020 at 12:02PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

With a global pandemic ongoing, attackers are capitalising on the chaos and disruption to spread malware and gain access to personal and sensitive data. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/12/defending-your-data-during-a-pandemic/ Date : June 12, 2020 at 03:00PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

In the last few months, we have seen organisations across Europe imposing various obligations on their employees, visitors and customers to fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/11/does-the-gdpr-not-apply-during-the-covid-19-state-of-emergency/ Date : June 11, 2020 at 04:07PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp…

In May 2018, the EU introduced what is now viewed as the gold standard of data protection regulations, the GDPR. Since then, organisations around the world have been fined millions of euros for failing to protect the data of staff and customers. At the same time every EU citizen has…

Finland recently witnessed its first GDPR fines, as three companies were fined for violations of key obligations under the GDPR. Issued a week before the second anniversary of GDPR application, the decisions mark the end of long anticipation and unpredictability in the Finnish data protection field. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/11/first-four-finnish-gdpr-fines-set-a-new-tone-for-data-protection-supervision/ Date…

For over two years, GPDR has provided a global framework for how data protection can be accomplished, but it’s not without its challenges. These challenges are rooted in both expectation and within the legislative process itself. From the effective date for GDPR, we’ve seen inconsistency in how the directive has…

Spain’s data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), has launched new tools to support entrepreneurs and startups with GDPR compliance. Source : https://gdpr.report/news/2020/06/10/privacy-spanish-dpa-launches-compliance-tools-to-aid-startups-entrepreneurs/ Date : June 10, 2020 at 02:17PM Tag(s) : #RGPD ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. The General Data Protection Regulations (the GDPR) of the European Union may not have solved all data privacy issues in the European Union, but it has definitely cemented the all-important idea of data privacy into the world’s collective consciousness. On this…