iapp.org – IAPP India Advisory Board Member Shivangi Nadkarni shares her optimism for the leaps and bounds made toward a Digital India. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628952974041964545
Infographic: Timeline of Australia’s privacy regulatory scheme development
iapp.org – IAPP Westin Research Fellow Amy Olivero created a timeline of Australia’s privacy regulatory developments. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628862580868481026
Video game company allegedly fails to notify employees of data breach
iapp.org – Employees of video game maker Activision had their personal data breached in a phishing attack in December 2022, but the company reportedly did not notify th… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628817734019448832
Investigation by Netherlands’ DPA prompts changes to Tesla security cameras
iapp.org – The Netherlands’ DPA said it will not fine Tesla over potential violations related to cars’ built-in security cameras. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628802398780108803
Danish DPA issues cookie wall guidance
iapp.org – Denmark’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, published guidance on cookie wall deployment. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1629073937769406464
Zimbabwe embarks on first stage of building cyber city outside capital
iapp.org – Zimbabwe has begun building a cyber city outside of the capital, Harare. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628741874788827136
India’s proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to cover minors under 18
iapp.org – India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology settled on a child being defined as under 18 in the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628681336708902912
Privacy proposals make headway in US state legislatures
iapp.org – Privacy advocates are urging state-level privacy proposals that closely align with the ADPPA, which died in Congress last year. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628560446096609281
Op-ed: Twitter fee for data access could be ‘at odds with EU law’
iapp.org – Democracy Reporting International’s Lena-Maria Böswald said Twitter’s fee for access to its developer API could be “at odds with EU law.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628470134737195008
Meta to change UK terms of service, maintain data flows
iapp.org – Meta plans to change its terms of service and privacy notices for U.K. users. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628409849452060673
Court rules on Experian appeal of ICO enforcement notice
iapp.org – The First-Tier Tribunal overturned portions of a 2020 enforcement notice by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office against Experian. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628379508804911107
European Commission aims to harmonize DPA enforcement approach
iapp.org – The European Commission announced intentions to propose legislation to better align national data protection authorities’ GDPR enforcement approaches. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628318926013595649
Illinois Supreme Court decision raises stakes on BIPA claims
iapp.org – A majority opinion from the Illinois Supreme Court set the precedent for Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims on a per-scan basis. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628198105937022979
Brown Institute for Media Innovation names ‘The Markup’ founder as Entrepreneur in Residence
iapp.org – The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University named The Markup founder Julia Angwin as its 2023 Entrepreneur in Residence. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628228208582615042
White House executive order directs agencies to address ‘algorithmic discrimination’
iapp.org – An executive order issued by U.S. President Joe Biden directed federal agencies to address “discrimination” within algorithms used by technology companies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1628137745523654657
Washington state bill would protect children from being exploited in for-profit vlogs
iapp.org – The Washington state Legislature will hold a public hearing on a bill to protect minors from being exploited in for-profit vlogs, NBC News reports. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627730574256312325
Data use, profits behind supermarket discount cards
iapp.org – The Markup reports on grocers’ use of shopper data obtained from supermarket loyalty or discount cards. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627715288828346381
‘Old’ vulnerabilities accounted for majority of ransomware activity monitored in 2022
iapp.org – Older IT vulnerabilities are being attributed as a major source of ransomware attacks. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627685101730406400
Dark Web News: Data of 31M Indian Train Users Offered for Sale
vpnoverview.com – A database containing the personal data of over 31 million Indian train users has been offered for sale online. The data was stolen from RailYatri in Dec. 2022. Tweeted by @VPNoverview https://twitter.com/VPNoverview/status/1627943270151069698
BREAKING: FNB app exposes home loan applicants’ data
itweb.co.za – The bank blames a technical error that made the information of home loan applicants, such as full names and ID numbers, visible to other applicants. Tweeted by @ITWeb https://twitter.com/ITWeb/status/1627940500429848577