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South Korean Court Imposes Personal Liability on Privacy Officer for Data Breach
"The privacy officer was accused of violating South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act and the Network Act, which require the person...
Avoid heavy AI regulation, White House tells EU
"The US administration has urged European lawmakers to avoid heavy regulation frameworks in the future rollout of Artificial Intelligence...
California Will Be Key Battleground in Tech Privacy Fight in 2020
"On Jan. 1, the law—the California Consumer Privacy Act—officially took effect. But that is hardly the end of it. The legislation could very well be...
Commission urges member states to allocate resources to DPAs
"Sweden’s data protection authority has issued a penalty of SEK 200,000 (US$20,650) to a school which used biometric facial recognition to record...
1,000 Siri recordings were listened during each shift
"Contractors in Cork were expected to each listen to more than 1,000 recordings from Siri every shift - before Apple suspended the practice last...
When cybercriminals develop an interest for Fortnite
"Fortnite is a hugely popular “battle royale” video game available for all OSes and console platforms. As discovered by Cyren researchers recently,...
Swedish data protection authority issues first fine for biometrics use under GDPR
"Sweden’s data protection authority has issued a penalty of SEK 200,000 (US$20,650) to a school which used biometric facial recognition to record...
As a non-EU company, how should you prepare for Brexit ?
Business will continue whether it’s with or without the UK, but companies need certainty as to which actions to take under data protection rules....
F.T.C. Said to Be Investigating YouTube
The Federal Trade Commission is in the advanced stages of an investigation into YouTube’s handling of videos aimed at children, according to two...
The Great Hack documentary now on Netflix
The Great Hack, a documentary exploring the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal and how it lifts the mask on the dark arts of personal data...
Facebook’s Like Button Makes Websites Liable
Facebook Inc's “Like” button makes third-party websites responsible for processing people’s data under the European Union’s privacy rules, according...
India to approach the EU seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the GDPR
India will approach the European Union seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the General Data Protection Regulation once the country finalizes and passes...
ICO fines Make It Easy for making spam calls
Making it Easy Ltd has been fined £160,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) for making spam calls to people registered with the...
Greek DPA issues 150K euro fine to PwC
The DPA considered that PWC BS: -i. has unlawfully processed the personal data of its employees contrary to the provisions of Article 5(1)(a) indent...
Podcast: How much does Google know about you?
Google’s story is one of extraordinary growth. From its days as an insurgent startup, it now dominates internet search in most of the world and has...