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November 7, 2020

UK’s ICO faces legal action after closing adtech complaint with nothing to show

The UK’s data watchdog is facing a legal challenge after it took the decision to quietly close a complaint against […]

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November 7, 2020

Border officer provides device passwords to police

A Canadian border officer who dealt with Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport in the hours before her arrest said he […]

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November 6, 2020

Singapore updates 2012 Personal Data Protection Act

Singapore passed amendments to its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) on Tuesday, in the first comprehensive review of the Act […]

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November 6, 2020

DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People

The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing consumer cellphone data that allows authorities to track immigrants trying to cross the […]

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November 6, 2020

ICO Publishes Report on Compliance in Direct Marketing Data Broking Sector

On October 27, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a report following its investigation into data protection compliance […]

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November 6, 2020

German Presidency charts new COVID19 ‘metadata’ rules in leaked ePrivacy text

The German EU Council presidency is seeking to permit the processing of metadata in online communications for ‘monitoring epidemics’ or […]

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November 5, 2020

Folksam data breach leaks info of 1M Swedes to Google, Facebook, more

Folksam, one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden, today disclosed a data breach affecting around 1 million Swedes after […]

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November 5, 2020

23,600 hacked databases have leaked from a defunct ‘data breach index’ site

Site archive of Cit0day.in has now leaked on two hacking forums after the service shut down in September. Cit0day operated […]

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November 5, 2020

California Voters Approve Reworking of Landmark Consumer Privacy Law

California voters have approved a ballot measure, Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). Referred […]

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November 5, 2020

EU finance ministers call for GDPR clarity as they back greater info-sharing to tackle money laundering

EU finance ministers are calling for clarity on data protection rules as they seek to harmonise anti money laundering regulations […]

November 5, 2020

Portland, Maine Votes to Add Teeth to Ban on Facial Recognition

Voters in Portland, Maine passed a ballot initiative that strengthens the city’s ban on the use of facial recognition by […]

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November 5, 2020

Data protection scofflaws failed to pay £2m or 68% of fines from UK watchdog

Scofflaws have failed to pay nearly £2m in fines handed out by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office over the past […]

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GDPR News

UK’s ICO faces legal action after closing adtech complaint with nothing to show

Border officer provides device passwords to police

Singapore updates 2012 Personal Data Protection Act

DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People

ICO Publishes Report on Compliance in Direct Marketing Data Broking Sector

German Presidency charts new COVID19 ‘metadata’ rules in leaked ePrivacy text

Folksam data breach leaks info of 1M Swedes to Google, Facebook, more

23,600 hacked databases have leaked from a defunct ‘data breach index’ site

California Voters Approve Reworking of Landmark Consumer Privacy Law

Portland, Maine Votes to Add Teeth to Ban on Facial Recognition

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