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Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore regulators
Singapore’s data privacy regulators are proposing that the country’s data privacy law could use two new updates. Read more…
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Security tested to the limits – GDPR and TVs hacked at Defcon
Security is now at the heart of everything we do, everything we plug in, everything we implement or add to a system. Yet it is all hackable, from GDPR to cars to TVs. Read more…
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Is GDPR impacting online revenue? That’s the wrong question
The real question isn’t whether tough privacy laws like GDPR impact online revenues, but whether they’re worth the cost. Read more…
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Has GDPR had an effect on the number of files exposed online?
You would think that after GDPR businesses would be more careful with how they handle user data – think again! Read more…
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More misogynist AI: facial recognition reveals porn star past
Someone just invented a facial recognition app to help men find out if their fiancé ever made porn videos. The good news: it might be illegal under GDPR. Read more…
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EU consumer groups say Google location tracking violates GDPR
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators on Tuesday to take action against Google for allegedly tracking the movements of millions of users in Read more…
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Further notes from the evolving GDPR fiasco
The collateral damage and fuelling of lawyers’ lifestyles as a result of the GDPR (Generally Disappointing Pointless Regulation) continues to be felt. Further and further afield. For instance, you can always tell when there is Read more…
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Cloud is still risky business for global enterprises: survey
Cloud computing ranks as the top risk concern for executives in risk, audit, finance and compliance, according to the latest survey by Gartner. While cloud computing presents organizations with novel opportunities, a number of new Read more…
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Fix your IT procurement methods ASAP to avoid GDPR fines: Gartner
Many organizations are still not compliant with GDPR – even though it has been in force since May 25 – because they have not properly audited data handling within their supplier relationships. Consequently, says analyst Read more…
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RSA speaker line-up focuses on security, privacy and regulation
RSA has announced its keynote speaker line-up for next week’s RSA Conference 2018 Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ), with plenty of public-sector voices this year as the conference focuses on evolving government regulations, privacy laws and Read more…
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GDPR achieved one unexpected thing in the privacy battle
It is easy to dismiss the GDPR debacle as just that, a debacle. No one is prepared for it, not even government departments that are meant to be enforcing it. No one has seen any change Read more…
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American, Britain and Asian regulators want GDPR exemptions
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Financial watchdogs from North America, Britain and Asia are urgently seeking a formal exemption from the European Union’s tough new GDPR data privacy law to avoid hampering cross-border investigations, regulatory officials told Read more…
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Most Japanese firms lagging in GDPR compliance: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Around a quarter of Japanese businesses have made progress on meeting some of the easier requirements under Europe’s new GDPR data privacy regulations while about another 20% plan to do so, a Read more…
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GDPR kicks off the new era of consent (and perhaps Me2B)
GDPR has put consent front and center in the big data debate – that’s why companies need to go further and develop proactive policies that give consumers full control. The EU General Data Protection Regulation Read more…
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Generally Distracting Pointless Regulation (GDPR) is now in force
Now that the dust has settled on the Generally Distracting Pointless Regulation (GDPR) which was meant to stop a load of spam, let’s review. And while we are at it, let’s review the whole pantomime Read more…
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GDPR bungling highlights why we really needed GDPR
Yes, I know you are sick of hearing about GDPR and, like me, you have been inundated with hundreds of emails pointing your attention to updated privacy policies, terms and conditions and subscription maintenance. These Read more…
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Not GDPR-compliant yet? Here are three steps to get started
We have all read it on the news – the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law will come into force on May 25, and it has stirred waves of confusion and concern across Read more…
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Are you ready for GDPR? Cos EU regulators sure aren’t
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web. There’s one problem: many of the regulators who will Read more…
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Google updates ad-serving platform for GDPR compliance
(Reuters) – Google said on Tuesday it had updated its ad-serving platform, which is used by online publishers, allowing them to select advertising tech vendors that comply with new European data privacy laws. Google is Read more…
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Facebook finds way to exempt most users from GDPR protection
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc users around the world would be protected by Read more…