iapp.org – Pennsylvania health care nonprofit Maternal & Family Health Services announced hackers stole sensitive patient medical and financial information. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1615061762843488258
Air Force looks to launch pilot facial recognition program for base access
iapp.org – The U.S. Air Force may launch a facial recognition program for granting access to its bases. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1615182244334784512
Morocco’s CNDP opens national data protection register
iapp.org – Morocco’s CNPD announced the first iteration of its National Register for the Protection of Personal Data Jan. 16. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1615272993789288453
CNIL fines TikTok 5M euros over cookie consent
iapp.org – The CNIL issued a 5 million euro fine to TikTok over alleged cookie consent violations. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1615333528748675077
Fires Becoming Deadlier as Firefighter Recruitment Wanes
insurancejournal.com – Fires feeding off modern materials found in people’s homes are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the
ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach
techcrunch.com – Hackers claim to have breached the company, which provides technology, tools, and data to law enforcement. Tweeted by @entrepreneur_cm https://twitter.com/entrepreneur_cm/status/1614744243867914240
CircleCI breach post-mortem: Attackers got in by stealing engineer’s session cookie – Help Net Security
helpnetsecurity.com – CircleCI breach was effected by stealing an engineer’s session cookie and using it to impersonate the employee in a remote location. Tweeted by @helpnetsecurity https://twitter.com/helpnetsecurity/status/1614985052198166535
The IAPP’s top 5 most-read articles for the week of Jan. 9, 2023
iapp.org – We know there’s a lot of information to distill each week. To make it easier, we rounded up the top 5 articles of the week of Jan. 9, 2023, for you. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614699170270519300
US nonprofit to help schools vet new technologies
iapp.org – A new U.S. nonprofit will help school administrators work with parents and vet new education technologies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614910620897361921
Defense in Colorado arson case challenges constitutionality of keyword search warrants
iapp.org – The constitutionality of a search warrant served to Google in a Colorado arson case is being challenged in the state Supreme Court. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614971260328448003
Biden, Trump cases pull Justice Dept. toward politics
cochranetoday.ca – WASHINGTON (AP) — In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former Washington office, Attorney General Merrick Garland… Tweeted by @TheEMWNews https://twitter.com/TheEMWNews/status/1614482534133366786
Cybersecurity News & Trends
blog.sonicwall.com – Pro-Russian hacktivists hacking NATO, phishers vs Microsoft voice, sneaky hackers, the Citrix vulnerability, and tainted VPN installers. Tweeted by @SonicWall https://twitter.com/SonicWall/status/1614559287359021058
Selecting a new Password Manager
community.veeam.com – I am also one of those users that used LastPass until a few days ago with full satisfaction. A breach can happen to anyone, but by leaving customers in… Tweeted by @EricSDougherty https://twitter.com/EricSDougherty/status/1614279853905166337
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, Jan. 13, 2023
iapp.org – IAPP Managing Director, Canada, Kris Klein looks at the current law and conditions of sharing personal information with the online economy in our everyday li… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614336821084790787
UK-US data flows council convenes, sets 2023 deliverables
iapp.org – The U.K. and U.S. governments jointly announced the results of the inaugural U.S.-U.K. Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614608567624941568
Several Illinois BIPA lawsuits filed at the end of 2022
iapp.org – Between Dec. 22-30, 2022, numerous employment-related Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class-action lawsuits were filed in Cook County Circuit Cour… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1613974580913111056
NZ privacy commissioner addresses data breach uptick
iapp.org – The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand published an advisory regarding increased data breaches across the country. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614004692652118024
A view from DC: All the President’s tech policy
iapp.org – IAPP Managing Director, Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM offers his thoughts on privacy happenings in and around D.C. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614064929962692608
2023 Canada private-sector privacy law reform: Keeping track of moving parts
iapp.org – This article looks at the new changes coming in different Canadian federal and provincial privacy legislation and how to prepare. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614095070147272710
Irish DPC, EDPB Meta decisions raise complex, fundamental questions
iapp.org – As more details on Ireland’s Meta decisions unfold, the privacy community is grappling with complex and fundamental questions. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1614246210822443008