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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S.

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International DPA Working Group Publishes Working Paper on Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing

Hunton Privacy

The Working Paper aims to reduce uncertainty regarding the definition of cloud computing and how the technology intersects with privacy, data protection and other legal issues.

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The Cathay Pacific Breach: Is Data Protection and Cyber Security Law in Hong Kong About to Receive an Upgrade?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On 6 June, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “ PCPD “) issued an enforcement notice against Cathay Pacific Airways (and its affiliate Hong Kong Dragon Airlines) (together, “ Cathay Pacific “) in respect of a data breach concerning unauthorized access to the personal data of some 9.4

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GDPR, CCPA and beyond: Changes in data privacy laws and enforcement risks to monitor in 2019

Data Protection Report

To date, the largest fine the FTC had imposed on a tech giant for breaking an agreement with the government to safeguard consumers’ data was a US$22.5 million penalty settlement in 2012. review and roll out Master Service Agreements with restrictions for data use by service providers that are required under the CCPA. [1]

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Singapore Parliament Passes Personal Data Protection Act

Hunton Privacy

On October 15, 2012, the Singapore Parliament passed the Personal Data Protection Act 2012. The new law will apply only to data processing in the private sector as data processing by public agencies (or organizations acting on behalf of public agencies) are already subject to internal government rules.

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White House Releases Discussion Draft for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

Hunton Privacy

“Personal data” is broadly defined under the Act as “any data … under the control of a covered entity, not otherwise generally available to the public through lawful means, and … linked, or as a practical matter linkable by the covered entity, to a specific individual, or linked to a device that is associated with or routinely used by an individual.”

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

Although these proportionality factors began as an integral part of the definition of the scope of discovery, for more than two decades these limitations resided in a separate subsection of the Rule, resulting in considerable confusion and less-than-rigorous enforcement. 21 If it is not both relevant and proportional, it is not discoverable.

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