insurancejournal.com – In its latest update of the cyber market, broker Marsh said there are signs of improvement, with average rate increases continuing a trend of stead
At P.S.R. 2022: FTC likely to extend ANPRM comment period
iapp.org – At IAPP P.S.R. 2022, Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter spoke about the FTC’s privacy rulemaking and hinted at an extension to the ANPRM comment period. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1581072648573833218
OPC: Synthetic data offers ‘advantages,’ raises unique issues, concerns
iapp.org – A blog by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada discusses various aspects of synthetic data. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580952811311071232
Illinois jury finds railway company guilty of BIPA violation
iapp.org – A jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Illinois, found the BNSF Railway Company violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580982590139310080
Privacy advocates raise concerns about data protection breach compensation
iapp.org – Privacy advocates are raising concerns that a nonbinding opinion by the CJEU would limit individuals’ ability to enforce privacy rights under the EU GDPR. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580922555900530688
Garante investigates app that falsifies voices
iapp.org – Italy’s data protection authority, the Garante, is investigating an application that reproduces false, realistic voices of well-known individuals. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580892060223430659
White House releases National Security Strategy; SEC adopts electronic recordkeeping amendments
iapp.org – The 2022 National Security Strategy outlines interest in promoting “the free flow of data and ideas with trust” while protecting security and privacy. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580740376708624384
P.S.R. 2022 keynote: Roe v. Wade reversal a ‘wake-up’ across privacy spectrum
iapp.org – Keynote panelists at the IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2022 tackled privacy issues stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580680172595924994
DCMS welcomes EU-US Data Privacy Framework executive order
iapp.org – The U.K.’s DCMS welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580616908633964545
The latest on biometric passports in Ghana, Nigeria and Pakistan
iapp.org – Biometric Update reports on the latest developments involving biometric passports. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580590248152936448
Cyber MGA Coalition and BDT Capital Partners Launch Bermuda Reinsurer Ferian Re
insurancejournal.com – Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber insurer and cyber-security firm, announced the formation of Ferian Re, an independent Bermuda-based Class 3B
EDPB adopts ‘wish list’ of procedural aspects and EU data protection seal
iapp.org – The EDPB urges the European Commission to harmonize procedural aspects to promote “strong and swift enforcement” of the EU General Data Protection Regula… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580529587653869574
Mactaggart appointed to CPPA Board
iapp.org – Californians for Consumer Privacy founder Alastair Mactaggart has been appointed to the California Privacy Protection Agency. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580347927134101504
Video game company, Georgia bar association experience data breaches
iapp.org – Video game maker 2K issued a warning to users to be cognizant of “suspicious activity” on their accounts. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580317822143471616
CPPA Board to host 2-day meeting for possible action on CCPA sections
iapp.org – The California Privacy Protection Agency Board will host its next meeting over two days beginning Oct. 21. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580257843168452609
Nigeria releases draft Data Protection Bill
iapp.org – Nigeria released its draft Data Protection Bill, 2022. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580136725023977472
The redress mechanism in the Privacy Shield successor: On the independence and effective powers of the DPRC
iapp.org – This article looks at certain specific aspects of the signals intelligence redress mechanism established by the U.S. legal reforms. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580026764138381312
Canada privacy commissioner calls for Parliament to take ‘next steps’ on Bill C-27
iapp.org – Privacy of Commissioner Canada Phillip Dufresne says recent report reinforces need for updated and modernized federal privacy laws. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579895470469443584
White House issues executive order to stand up EU-US data flows
iapp.org – U.S. President Joe Biden issued the long-awaited executive order mandating new legal safeguards over U.S. national security agencies’ data access and use. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579865496798707713
EU, Japan to negotiate including cross-border data flow rules in EPA
iapp.org – The European Union and Japan will begin negotiations to include rules on cross-border data flows in their Economic Partnership Agreement. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580167200886792192