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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

iapp.org – Older IT vulnerabilities are being attributed as a major source of ransomware attacks. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627685101730406400

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

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

iapp.org – Members of European Parliament discussed an unfolding wiretapping scandal in Greece Feb. 15. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627624401649762304

iapp.org – We know there’s a lot of news to keep up with. To make it easier, we pulled together the top 5 most-read articles for the week of Feb. 13, 2023. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627382709084356609

iapp.org – The German Federal Constitutional Court ruled the use of Palantir surveillance software by police in Hesse and Hamburg unconstitutional. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627594177717346304

cyberpeace.org – Along with the loss of important files and information, data loss can result in downtime and lost revenue. Unexpected occurrences, including natural catastrophes, cyber-attacks, hardware malfunctions… Tweeted by @cyberpeacengo https://twitter.com/cyberpeacengo/status/1627334755737018369

solarpowerworldonline.com – The administration will bolster its robust climate adaptation and mitigation efforts through an accelerated target of 100% clean energy by 2035. Tweeted by @TheEMWNews https://twitter.com/TheEMWNews/status/1627504576730464257

iapp.org – The IAB Tech Lab released its Data Clean Room Standards portfolio. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627292124306612225

iapp.org – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced the creation of an Office of Technology. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1627020332686098432

hackread.com – MyQRcode, a popular Sofia, Bulgaria-based QR code generator website, is leaking the personal data of its users to public without any password. Tweeted by @MrsYisWhy https://twitter.com/MrsYisWhy/status/1627147596543164416

makeuseof.com – Are you hoping for a career in cybersecurity? It’s important you have some understanding of math too. Here’s why. Tweeted by @bamitav https://twitter.com/bamitav/status/1627238225495588869

aviationsourcenews.com – British Airways has been threatened with a £500 million class-action lawsuit unless it settles compensation from a 2018 data breach. Tweeted by @AvSourceNews https://twitter.com/AvSourceNews/status/1627276813469904896