iapp.org – IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan offers insight on the latest privacy happenings in and around D.C. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1589670685638524930
SolarWinds agrees to tentative $26M settlement over data breach
iapp.org – SolarWinds Corp. has tentatively agreed to a $26 million settlement with the SEC over a December 2020 breach. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1589682904501714944
Home stretch: Finalization of CPRA regulations draws closer
iapp.org – The California Privacy Protection Agency is drawing closer to finalizing California Privacy Rights Act regulations. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1589815153280811009
US senator seeks feedback on health care cybersecurity legislation
iapp.org – U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., released a white paper calling for feedback to craft legislation that would address cybersecurity threats in health care. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1589936238018142208
ANPD seeks input on simplified registration of personal data processing operations
iapp.org – The ANPD is seeking opinions on a simplified registration model of personal data processing operations for small handling agents. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1589966750187081728
Pennsylvania bill would establish a state AI registry
iapp.org – Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives introduced a bill to create a state artificial intelligence registry. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588592683571941378
Nearly half of US government employees targeted in cellular credential theft attacks
iapp.org – Nearly half of all U.S. state, local and federal government employees were targeted in cellular-based credential theft attacks in 2021. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588622695524188161
Research: Social media posts may impact student privacy
iapp.org – Researchers found an estimated 4.9 million public Facebook posts shared by schools and districts could identify students. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588682790161326080
TikTok’s updated privacy notice spells out data access
iapp.org – TikTok updated its European privacy notice and divulged details of company-wide user data access. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588712877795442689
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 4 Nov. 2022
iapp.org – IAPP India Advisory Group Member Shivangi Nadkarni offers the latest on the state of India’s data privacy. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588803539312283649
New San Francisco ordinance allows police to request live access to private security cameras
iapp.org – The city of San Francisco’s security camera ordinance is now in effect. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588260317049819136
Proposed Canadian privacy law will ‘set new standard’
iapp.org – Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne spoke to the Canadian Marketing Association about Bill C-27. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588350519625523202
A view from Brussels: The upcoming IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022
iapp.org – IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia offers her thought on the latest privacy happenings in and around Brussels. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588502039570661376
SEC Considering Action Against SolarWinds Over Cyber Disclosures
insurancejournal.com – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recommended an enforcement action against SolarWinds Corp over its public statements on cybersecurity and
Ukraine War, Geopolitics Fuel Cyber Attacks: EU agency
insurancejournal.com – Geopolitics such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to more damaging and widespread cybersecurity attacks in the year to July, EU cybersecurity
Draft data protection law submitted in Ukraine
iapp.org – A draft data protection law has been submitted to the Parliament of Ukraine. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588078822641094658
Italian Revenue Agency calls AI a ‘game changer’
iapp.org – In Italy, the use of artificial intelligence to identify taxpayer discrepancies has “proven to be a real game changer.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587822559357288448
National data regulators agree to facial recognition principles
iapp.org – Data protection regulators from more than 120 countries agreed to a framework for using personal data with facial recognition at the Global Privacy Assembly…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587867931119067139
NSA Office of Inspector General found analyst’s surveillance project ‘egregious’
iapp.org – Documents show an NSA analyst developed a surveillance project involving unauthorized surveillance and collection of communications data. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587988148503695364
Governments join to act against ransomware
iapp.org – Governments from 36 countries and the EU gathered for the second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588109090600910850