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Ikea France caught in a legal probe for breaching data privacy of employees and customers

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Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that the Swiss-based furniture retailer was indulging in such practices since 2011 and a lawsuit was filed against it by a few of the employees and customers in 2021. The post Ikea France caught in a legal probe for breaching data privacy of employees and customers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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All White Hat hackers exempted from US CFAA Prosecution

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In September 2011, an amendment was made to the bill under the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011. . NOTE- CFAA was drafted and implied to protect IT assets operated by the federal government and centralized financial institutes.

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Twitter to pay $150m penalty for user data protection failure

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Currently, the $150m penalty and the new compliance measures are being reviewed by the court of California and will be reviewed as per the FTC’s 2011 order that alleged Twitter for showing security laxity in protecting user data.

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Sony Hacked Again, Attackers Claim to Have Breached All Systems

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The group claims to be operating "in strict compliance with GDPR and Data Privacy Laws." In 2011, hackers compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation Network users. It is also worth noting that Ransomed.vc is advertising "affiliates" to sign up.

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Testimonial of our Awesome Employee Mathea – Why Responsible Cyber?

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I am Mathea, a French Singaporean PR, settled in the attractive Asia since 2011 and an agile business-oriented counsel. Shifting my career from a fossil fuel civilization to a data driven world, I have recently enhanced my skills in the Legal Tech field and in data privacy Law. Introduction.

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Facebook (Meta) to settle Cambridge Analytica data leak for $725M

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Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. data privacy class action. In the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, the company allowed to access to the personal data of around 87 million Facebook users without their explicit consent.

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Facebook (Meta) to settle Cambridge Analytica data leak for $725M

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Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. data privacy class action. In the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, the company allowed to access to the personal data of around 87 million Facebook users without their explicit consent.