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New national privacy bill proposed in Canada.

New national privacy bill proposed in Canada, is expected to significantly increase protections to Canadians’ personal information.  Bill C-11, Canada’s newly proposed national privacy bill, which is also referred to as Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020, will give Canadians more control and transparency when companies handle their personal information, and therefore expected to increasingly protect
noviembre 25, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited 1.39 million Euros, over chatbot cyber attack.

ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited 1.39 million Euros under the GDPR, for failing to prevent chatbot cyber attack.   The ICO has fined Ticketmaster UK in relation to a recent data breach which potentially affected over 9 million customers across the EU. This data breach was orchestrated via a chatbot which the company installed on
noviembre 18, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Guernsey-based law firm fined after sharing «highly confidential and sensitive» information.

Guernsey-based law firm fined over 11,000 Euros by the DPA, after sharing «highly confidential and sensitive» information via emails and post.   Trinity Chambers LLP sent private details about an individual and their family via emails and post, the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) found. The Office of the Data Protection Agency recently released a statement
noviembre 11, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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A data broking investigation by ICO results in enforcement action against Experian.

A data broking investigation conducted over the past two years has resulted in an enforcement action against the company Experian.   A data broking investigation into Experian as well as Equifax and TransUnion and their use of personal data within their data broken businesses has resulted in enforcement action. The ICO published a report earlier
octubre 30, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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A recent CCPA update: two amendments signed into law.

A recent CCPA update includes two amendments signed into law, with further proposed modifications possible.   The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is changing  according to this recent article from IAPP. In September, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra highlighted the need for privacy law in the United States. His testimony was presented during the
octubre 28, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Amazon facing lawsuit in Germany, accused of breaking EU’s privacy laws.

Amazon facing lawsuit in Germany after being accused of breaking EU’s privacy laws against the EU-US Privacy Shield.   The global giant Amazon is currently facing a lawsuit and has been accused of breaking the privacy laws in Europe, according to this recent article from Politico. The company has been accused of using the infamous
octubre 19, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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H&M fined by HmbBfDI, over 35M Euro for data protection breaches.

H&M fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), over 35M Euro for data protection breaches. H&M has been fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI). H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), the popular clothing company, registered in Hamburg with a service center in Nuremberg and
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Amazon launches new technology which scans palms for identification and payment.

Amazon launches new technology in two of its physical stores, which allow for contact free identification and payment, by scanning an individual’s palm.   Amazon is on the verge of launching a new biometric payment system which scans an image of customers’ palms, according to this new BBC article. This new methodology is an attempt
septiembre 30, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CNIL provides further guidance on collection of personal data by employers in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

CNIL provides further guidance in the context of the global pandemic, on the collection of personal data by employers. In the context of the health crisis brought on by the spread of the coronavirus, many authorities and organisations have been providing as much help and guidance to relevant agents, in navigating the current situation and
septiembre 25, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CPS Advisory fined for unauthorized cold calls

CPS Advisory faces ICO fine for making more than 100,000 unauthorized pension-related direct marketing calls.    As technological advances, globalization—and now worldwide health & safety threats (such as COVID-19)—continue to catapult our world further into the remote sphere, more and more businesses are turning to cold calling and other such distanced customer engagement methods to
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