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Music streaming giant Spotify was fined 58 million kronor ($5.4 million) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said.
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For many people, life’s fundamental activities are now conducted online. We do our banking and shopping online, turn to the digital realm for entertainment and to access medical records, and pursue our romantic interests via dating sites. That means ap…
Regulatory bodies are taking potential data privacy violations much more seriously this year after a relatively quiet period that followed the enactment of regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Pr…
Zoom has introduced a new range of privacy enhancements and tools to make sure users have control over their data and their privacy preferences. These enhancements not only cater to global customers but also include features specifically designed for u…
The GDPR, in effect for five years on May 25, has influenced the U.S. data privacy laws and is likely to exert itself when AI creates a new set of privacy challenges.
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Monday’s €1.2 billion fine for Meta – by far the biggest fine issued under the GDPR since it took effect five years ago – has been taken by many as a sign that the Regulation is at last beginning to be enforced with sufficient vigour. However, the Meta decision illustrates the ongoing difficult of applying a consistent approach to GDPR enforcement, particularly when it comes to cross-border and international data transfers. In particular, the Irish DPC (Data Protection Commission), which is the supervisory authority for numerous US tech giants whose EU headquarters are in Ireland, continues to attract criticism for
The post Changing Attitudes Towards GDPR Enforcement and Compliance: 2018 – 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.
Penalty from Ireland’s privacy regulator is a record for breach of EU data protection regulationBusiness live – latest updatesFacebook’s owner, Meta, has been fined a record €1.2bn (£1bn) and ordered to suspend the transfer of user data from the EU to …
For many outside the data privacy and IT governance, risk management and compliance sectors, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) seemed to appear five years ago as if from nowhere. It had barely made the news before May 2018, but in the weeks running up to its effective date of 25 May 2018 it gained the sort of media coverage and popular interest that most aspirant celebrities can only yearn for. (Indeed, the European Commission proudly shared in a since-deleted infographic that ‘GDPR’ was googled more often than Beyoncé or Kim Kardashian.) The Regulation’s time in the media spotlight didn’t
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Google made a recent move to secure state, local, tribal and territorial governments from cyber attacks.
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