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China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Businesses that have spent the past three-plus years adapting to the European Union’s far-reaching data privacy law now have to decide how they will respond to a similar law in China that has been criticized as being more vague in its wording and harsher in its penalties. Spread of Data Privacy Laws. PIPL vs. GDPR.

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UK new information security commissioner is John Edwards

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2021

It helps in protecting the rights of citizens and offers a plan to companies on what to do and what not to do when it comes to data collection and its security. UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) plays a vital role in regulating the GDPR and other data protection rights as per the Data Protection act of 2018.

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GUEST ESSAY: A breakout of how Google, Facebook, Instagram enable third-party snooping

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

billion apps in 2021 alone, up more than 47 percent since 2018. This increased demand for apps also raises the need for improved data protection measures, which Google took steps to address with the new data safety section they launched in July 2022. percent) of the apps share user data with third parties.

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The CPRA compliance checklist every business should follow in 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was passed in November 2020. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. The main difference is that the GDPR framework focuses on legal bases for data processing.

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Mastering the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-New): A Deep Dive

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On May 25, 2018, Germany entered a new era of data protection. This marked a significant milestone, shaping global data privacy and setting the stage for enhanced regulations within Germany. Which organizations must comply, and how can one avoid infringing German data protection laws?

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New Jersey Privacy Act: What to Expect

Centraleyes

JANUARY 15, 2024

The last couple of years have seen a wave of state privacy law proposals across the United States. As of 2018, only California had passed a comprehensive privacy law. The bill requires a controller to conduct a data protection impact assessment before processing personally identifiable information.

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Three Years of the GDPR: Lessons Learned and Predictions for the Future

SecureWorld News

MAY 4, 2021

Three years ago, on May 25, 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Many of you may remember having your inboxes inundated with Privacy Policy updates and requests for consent (or at a minimum, acknowledgment of the updates). The GDPR changed the privacy conversation within the U.S.,

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Expanded New York Data Privacy Laws Loom in 2021

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

New York appears to be poised to make 2021 the year of data privacy for the Empire State. As part of the 2021 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive law that "will provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.".

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What happened in privacy in 2022

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

In the wake of a leaked draft of the decision, Federal legislators introduced a new, targeted data privacy bill to protect reproductive health data. Immediately following the decision, countless individuals dropped their current period-tracking apps in search for another app that would promise to better protect their data.

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How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

On June 28, 2018 the governor of California Jerry Brown signed into law with Assembly Bill No. 375 the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first U.S. state to pass its own data privacy law. Last August, my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote a blog shortly after this took place.

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Three Reasons You Should Treat Applications as Machine Identities in Your Security Strategy

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 2, 2018

The second challenge is the protection of the integrity and confidentiality of the data collected as it flows from machine to machine, including applications which execute decisions (often without human intervention) based on that data. 3 – We need to constantly verify the integrity of the applications themselves.

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Colorado’s new law ups need for privacy awareness training

SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Jared Polis, at the time Colorado’s governor-elect, speaks at a 2018 election night rally. Governor Polis last week signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law. state to officially pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images).

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UK data watchdog wants to tackle cookie pop ups to protect personal data

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) is asking tech companies to tackle issues related to data privacy for cookie pop-ups. Already, the cookies acceptance feature has been part of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation that came into effect in May 2018.

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$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way , GDPR illustrates it isn’t an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network and dating platform , will likely suffer a $ 12 million USD fine due to privacy related complaints. It was adopted in 2016 and enforcement began in 2018. What is GDPR?

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Consumer privacy reaches the U.S. with the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2018

On the heels of the sweeping Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that took effect on May 25, 2018, the state of California moved quickly, passing its version of a consumer privacy law a month later, on June 28th. Propelled by GDPR, California lawmakers passed the privacy bill in June. Right to DELETE your data.

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‘A lot of late nights’: Zoom’s compliance chief reflects on the year that was the pandemic

SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

Among them, the discovery that the app was not end-to-end encrypted as advertised, and that between 2018 and 2019, a “ZoomOpener” webserver module was installed on Macs that bypassed Apple’s security. But with rapid growth comes hurdles. Within months of shutdowns, a string of security controversies emerged.

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A 10-Step GDPR Compliance Checklist to Examine Your Business

Spinone

JULY 3, 2020

Who Will Be Affected By GDPR GDPR rules apply to anyone who collects, records, organizes, stores, and processes personal data, i.e., to most businesses across the world. This makes GDPR the most extensive data privacy regulation to date back. and you interact with their data in any way – you fall under the GDPR.

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China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies

UK new information security commissioner is John Edwards

Trending Sources

GUEST ESSAY: A breakout of how Google, Facebook, Instagram enable third-party snooping

The CPRA compliance checklist every business should follow in 2023

Mastering the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-New): A Deep Dive

New Jersey Privacy Act: What to Expect

Three Years of the GDPR: Lessons Learned and Predictions for the Future

Expanded New York Data Privacy Laws Loom in 2021

What happened in privacy in 2022

How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Three Reasons You Should Treat Applications as Machine Identities in Your Security Strategy

Colorado’s new law ups need for privacy awareness training

UK data watchdog wants to tackle cookie pop ups to protect personal data

$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth

Consumer privacy reaches the U.S. with the California Consumer Privacy Act

‘A lot of late nights’: Zoom’s compliance chief reflects on the year that was the pandemic

A 10-Step GDPR Compliance Checklist to Examine Your Business

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