iapp.org – IAPP Canada Managing Director Kris Klein discusses International Women’s Day this past week and thinks about women leaders in privacy. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1502736439360036865
The top 5 most-read stories for the week of March 7, 2022
iapp.org – We know there is a lot of privacy news to sift through. To make it easier, we identified the top-five most-read stories for the week of March 7, 2022. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1502646032529821698
Smart Africa, DPAs join in support of data protection law enforcement, harmonization
iapp.org – The Smart Africa Alliance and data protection authorities signed an MOU supporting enforcement and harmonization of data protection laws. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1502993187052400643
The Human Factor in Data Security Breaches
pharmexec.com – A new report examining pharma sector exposure makes for sobering reading, especially in US. Tweeted by @SocEngineerInc https://twitter.com/SocEngineerInc/status/1502857013847539712
Morgantown, W.V., Hospital Data Breach Impacts 400K People
govtech.com – Although Mon Health System indicates that it discovered a data breach in the middle of December, it learned of potential data theft about two weeks after the hack. Patients, employees and companies w… Tweeted by @SocEngineerInc https://twitter.com/SocEngineerInc/status/1502766435596185608
Op-ed: Police use of facial recognition threatens privacy, civil liberties
iapp.org – In an op-ed for NJ.com, a group of 16 privacy and civil rights organizations wrote facial recognition technology is a threat to privacy and civil liberties. … Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1502132344081326082
Bill aims to update California’s data broker law, expand enforcement
iapp.org – State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Calif., introduced a bill to strengthen California’s data broker law. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1502132336955039749
US courts mixed on letting data breach suits go forward
iapp.org – In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to make it harder to bring privacy lawsuits in federal courts, but the picture is more complex than it appears. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501966524374044679
Italian DPA fines Clearview AI 20M euros
iapp.org – Italy’s data protection authority fined Clearview AI 20 million euros over GDPR violations related to its facial recognition software and database. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501951858893459462
UK court allows children’s privacy suit to move forward
iapp.org – The U.K. High Court of Justice ruled a class-action lawsuit against TikTok concerning children’s privacy violations can proceed. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501996588792692742
Telegram assures safety of Ukrainians’ data
iapp.org – Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov promised the messaging application’s Ukrainian users that their personal data is protected. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501906000479150081
Study finds COVID-19 vaccine apps may compromise user privacy
iapp.org – A review of 40 digital COVID-19 vaccine passport applications found approximately two-thirds may be putting users’ privacy at risk. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501739817503178753
UK ICO publishes draft chapter on privacy-preserving approaches to governance
iapp.org – The U.K. ICO opened public consultation on new draft guidance on anonymization, pseudonymization and privacy enhancing technologies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501604160105598986
FTC outlines recent COPPA settlement, compliance recommendations
iapp.org – U.S. Federal Trade Commission Senior Attorney Lesley Fair wrote a blog post detailing the commission’s recent COPPA settlement order and compliance suggestio… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501679571481018371
Car Dealership Employees Begin Legal Case Following Breach
infosecurity-magazine.com – Law firm says clients have been left in the dark for over six months Tweeted by @wallofsheep https://twitter.com/wallofsheep/status/1501633981737058306
Avatar Becomes Second Florida Insurer to Become Insolvent This Year
insurancejournal.com – Two weeks after St. Johns Insurance Co. was declared insolvent, Florida regulators have taken steps to begin liquidating Tampa-based Avatar Property &
UK’s Specialist Risk Group Becomes Member of Worldwide Broker Network
insurancejournal.com – The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the global network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, announced that Specialist Risk
How Downtime Insurance Became a Thing
carriermanagement.com – A single hour of downtime from mission-critical, third-party IT service providers can cost small and medium-sized enterprises tens of thousands of
Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential
insurancejournal.com – Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges
US senators support Biden’s call for enhancing children’s privacy protections
iapp.org – U.S. Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., praised President Joe Biden’s calls to strengthen children’s online privacy protections. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1501030039713984518