iapp.org – Quebec’s data protection authority certain business requirements under Bill 64, which updates the province’s private sector privacy law, have taken effect. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574399409030418432
Minister discusses potential framing for India’s data protection bill redraft
iapp.org – Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar discussed potential aspects of the reworked data protection bill. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574700856901001216
Small Businesses Underestimate Recovery Time, Cost of Cyberattack
insurancejournal.com – Nationwide Agency Forward survey showed 40% of small business owners surveyed expect a cyberattack to cost less than $1,000 and another 60% think it would
Phishing attacks skyrocketing, over 1 million observed
helpnetsecurity.com – The APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks. Tweeted by @JinibaBD https://twitter.com/JinibaBD/status/1574302715290783746
AI-powered digital privacy company raises $4M in seed funding
iapp.org – Hush, a digital privacy firm, announced it received $4 million in seed funding. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574308252191543297
US military buys internet monitoring tool that covers 90% of web traffic
iapp.org – Several branches of the U.S. military purchased an internet monitoring tool that purportedly covers 90% of global internet traffic. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574126854801350657
The IAPP’s top 5 most-read articles for the week of Sept. 19, 2022
iapp.org – We know there is a lot of privacy news to keep up with. To make it easier, we distilled the top 5 articles of the week for you to read. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574383837123149824
Privacy Watchdog Suit Says California Utility Targeted Asians in Pot Searches
insurancejournal.com – Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of illegal grow houses producing thousands of marijuana plants hidden in seemingly ordinary
Uber Hack: Internal System Breached
4i-mag.com – Uber Hack: A few days ago, Uber suffered a cyberattack, which resulted in information disclosure of sensitive data such as screenshots Tweeted by @4imag1 https://twitter.com/4imag1/status/1573670948858994695
Keeping secrets safe off prem
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @threatshub https://twitter.com/threatshub/status/1573910996602605568
Researchers uncover health app privacy issues
iapp.org – Multiple mobile health apps “share (user) information with a broad collection of advertisers,” according to an investigation by The Washington Post. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573689051755995136
GAO proposes privacy officer requirements for federal agencies
iapp.org – The U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report examining the status of privacy leadership within 24 government agencies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573764482718916616
Lawsuits filed against Meta for allegedly bypassing Apple privacy settings
iapp.org – Meta is being sued by Apple iOS users in two class-action lawsuits for allegedly bypassing their privacy preferences. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573945693240270848
Under-resourced OCR struggles with volume of data breaches
iapp.org – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights is overburdened with data breach complaints, Politico reports. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564765261412048896
New Zealand explores data collection notification requirement updates
iapp.org – New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation on potential amendments data collection notification provisions under the Privacy Act 2020…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564795362539347975
MEPs make progress on proposed AI Act
iapp.org – MEPs leading discussions on the proposed AI Act are moving toward text consolidation while submitting initial proposals to address high-risk AI systems. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564886207066263552
Twitter whistleblower open to Irish DPC sit-down
iapp.org – The legal team for Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko indicated willingness to cooperate with the Irish Data Protection Commission in a potential investigati… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564946903174881280
Beyond Zeros and Ones: When Cyber Attacks Become Physical
insurancejournal.com – When people think of cyber attacks, they might think of things like phishing, ransomware or data theft. But increasingly, something called cyber-physical
Indian parliamentary committee questions top Twitter officials after whistleblower accusations
iapp.org – Members of a parliamentary committee pressed top Indian Twitter officials following a whistleblower divulged information about company operations. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564447939367510016
India’s revised data protection bill could be presented to Parliament by early 2023
iapp.org – India’s new draft data protection bill will be up for public consultation soon with an eye toward tabling during Parliament’s Budget Session in January 2023…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1564554012237697025