HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

Article 2 of the draft Data Security Measures states that the provisions therein govern all sector data processing activities (including, but not limited to, data collection, retention, transfer, and processing and use), that use cyber technologies within the territory of the People’s Republic of China.

Personal data 40

Personal data IT Data collection Compliance 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Multinationals increasingly turning to BCRs as providing more legal certainty for personal data transfers from the EU. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) brought about stricter data protection rules, and increased penalties for breaching these rules. What are BCRs?

GDPR 40

GDPR Personal data Marketing Healthcare 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The impetuses for the survey were the many significant changes the GDPR will bring to companies’ management and processing of personal data, their privacy compliance programs and their IT systems and infrastructure. The survey questions focused on the GDPR topics most relevant to everyday business and compliance concerns.

GDPR 45

GDPR Data Privacy Compliance Privacy 45

Preservica

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Holding information in the cloud may also raise questions about territorial scope and transfers of personal data. Solutions, such as Preservica, ensure valuable digital information can be found, used and trusted for decades or longer, and this valuable information may well include personal data. First of all, the cloud.

Digital preservation 45

Digital preservation GDPR Cloud Personal data 45

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

Data Privacy 70

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 70

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores. million) fine with the US Federal Trade Commission after it was accused of illegally collecting minors’ personal data. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people. million (£4.2

Data breaches 55

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 55

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2010

The agents had been authorized by a lower court judge to inspect the emails pursuant to an investigation into an alleged abuse of dominant position in the pharmaceutical market. This ruling shows that there is a possible conflict of laws between competition law and data protection.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Personal data Compliance 40

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

The May 25, 2018 effective date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will no doubt be a central focus of 2018. Europe’s omnibus new framework for data protection law applies to (almost) all entities that collect and process EU personal data regardless of where the data are processed.

Privacy 66

Privacy Cybersecurity Data breaches GDPR 66

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Consumers will be permitted to request that a business provide the consumer with a copy of his or her personal information in a readily usable format that can be transferred to another entity easily; and. Consumers will be able to request that a business not sell personal data to third parties. Right to Opt-Out.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

Security 125

Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 125