In this week’s news: Facebook argue in court (Vienna) that users have no right to compensation for data protection violations because they deliberately harmed themselves by using Facebook and that data protection on Facebook is ‘easy to understand for users’. Facebook witness: 9 ½ hours of “we don’t know”. Danish Data Protection Authority announced it has …
Privacy Update for the week ending 23rd February 2020 Read More »
In this week’s news: The US charges four Chinese military officers over Equifax hack. A misconfiguration in an election day app exposes data on over 6.4 million Israelis. ICO and FCA issues statement covering the use of personal data by insolvency practitioners. Data retention laws being used in Australia by law enforcement at odds with the federal government specifically excluding …
Privacy Update for the week ending 16th February 2020 Read More »
After giving CMMC v0.4 a bit of a butchering in September of last year, I thought it only fair to revisit the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification being proposed by the US DoD, that all third party contractors will have to adhere to from June 2020. I have to say I am pleasantly surprised with the …
In the news this week: Excellent overview of the role of the ICO post Brexit and the status of ICO as Lead DPA for BCRs. An overview of the politics behind a potential adequacy finding for the UK. Privacy campaigners bid to beat UK police facial recognition plans by wearing ‘dazzle’ makeup. Or consider the privacy mask. UK Bill to Prohibit the use …
Privacy Update for the week ending the 7th February 2020 Read More »
In December 2019, ENISA released an online platform to help Data Controllers and processors with the security controls applicable to personal data processing. The platform looks to tie together ISO 27001, ISO 27005, the GDPR requirements and some principles from ISO 27701, to provide a link between high-risk personal data processing and the security controls …
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In the news this week: Ring doorbell app accused of surveilling its customers. Data Protection Day Joint Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Reynders. Data Protection and Brexit – Clearing Up Some Misunderstandings by David Smith ex ICO. Hamburg (Germany) data protection authority initiates fine proceedings in alleged H&M employee spying scandal. Norwegian consumer group files a complaint against Grindr about a …
Privacy Update for the week ending 31st January 2020 Read More »
