Data Protection Report

JUNE 1, 2020

Many businesses are suffering serious financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19, particularly those in the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors. For example, in February of this year, the FCA and ICO issued a joint statement warning regulated firms and insolvency practitioners of their responsibilities when dealing with personal data.

Personal data 100

Personal data Sales Marketing GDPR 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. senior retail IT security managers and 96 IT security managers from retailers across the globe.

Retail 66

Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Encryption 66

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 11, 2020

On August 5, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it has levied a fine of €250,000 on French online shoe retailer, Spartoo, for various infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

Retail 114

Retail GDPR IT Personal data 114

IT Governance

JULY 20, 2018

As the saying goes, you’re only as strong as your weakest link, which is as true for data security as any other situation. Unfortunately, world-famous retailer Fortnum & Mason was recently let down by a weak link – survey company Typeform – that exposed the personal data of 23,000 of its customers.

Personal data 52

Personal data Retail Data breaches GDPR 52

IT Governance

JUNE 25, 2018

With all the noise, however, it’s possible that the key facts haven’t been heard clearly, especially by those in smaller businesses where there isn’t always a defined person to take the lead for IT. There are many opportunities within retail, leisure and hospitality for tailored offers and promotions to improve business.

Retail 57

Retail GDPR IT Compliance 57

IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s relevant for everyone, including retail and hospitality. Retail and hospitality organisations will likely need to conduct several to cover all their processes, both new and existing. Common activities for retail and hospitality requiring DPIAs. Speed up and simplify the DPIA process to ensure compliance with the GDPR.

Retail 65

Retail Risk GDPR Government 65

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

On May 22, 2019, the European Commission published an infographic on compliance with and enforcement of the GDPR from May 2018 to May 2019 and it is clear that a lot of work still needs to be done. What is the General Data Protection Regulation? What is the General Data Protection Regulation? What does the GDPR require?

GDPR 97

GDPR Compliance Risk Personal data 97

Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. Every process at every stage of these stores relies on data. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. What if they do not match?

Retail 97

Retail Marketing Compliance Sales 97

IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. What is the cost of a data breach? million users was compromised.

Retail 51

Retail Data breaches GDPR Compliance 51

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2

GDPR 74

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 74

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data breached: 2 PB. Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Data breached: 750 million victims’ personal data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

OpenText Information Management

APRIL 4, 2018

Forget bitcoin, data is the new currency of retail appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Well, it does if some of the press comment is to be believed. But what if, just if, it’s not that bad? For … The post GDPR.

Retail 55

Retail GDPR Data Privacy Privacy 55

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2020

Establishments and companies in the UK will therefore be responsible for the additional collection and potential sharing of customers’ personal data. Any entity engaging in this kind of data collection will need to comply with the requirements of data protection law.

Data collection 98

Data collection Personal data Compliance Retail 98

IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this blog, we take a close look at what a data controller and processor does and how they fit into your organisation. What is a data controller? A data controller determines the purposes for which an organisation collects and uses personal data. Are you a data controller or a data processor?

GDPR 85

GDPR Personal data Compliance Privacy 85

Data Protection Report

JUNE 21, 2023

The new law has exclusions for Gramm-Leach-Bliley-covered financial institutions, HIPAA-covered covered entities and business associates, non-profits, institutes of higher education, and electric utilities, power generation companies, and retail electric providers. A similar requirement applies with respect to the sale of biometric data.

Privacy 84

Privacy Personal data Sales Retail 84

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today.

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 78

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 12, 2020

On 28 July 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (the “CNIL”) sanctioned the online shoes retail company, SPARTOO SAS, by a €250,000 fine and an injunction to comply with GDPR within 3 months under penalty for various non-compliances with the GDPR of the personal data processing related to clients, prospects and employees [1].

GDPR 93

GDPR Personal data Compliance Passwords 93

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The terms ‘data controller’ and ‘data processor’ have been around for years, but it’s only since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect that they’ve been scrutinised. The roles are closely related, both are integral to the GDPR, and a misunderstanding can lead to non-compliance and severe punishment.

GDPR 99

GDPR Retail Data collection Personal data 99

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Not only does it affect the way organisations process personal data, but also extends data subjects rights in terms of how their data is processed. What is a data subject access request (DSAR)? One of the rights amended by the GDPR is the right of access.

Access 77

Access GDPR Personal data Retail 77

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

IT Governance

JUNE 13, 2018

Dixons Carphone has suffered a major data breach involving 5.9 million personal data records. At this point, the major consumer electronics retailer said there was no evidence of any fraud. In a second breach, personal customer data in the form of names, addresses and email addresses was accessed.

Data breaches 50

Data breaches GDPR Retail Compliance 50

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Maintaining compliance Airports face increased pressure to comply with an increased patchwork of government and airport-specific regulations to ensure the security and privacy of their staff and passengers. Also, on average, airports can process up to seven pieces of personal data for every passenger.

Cybersecurity 87

Cybersecurity Authentication Access Compliance 87

IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. What was the lawful basis on which it was processing the data in the first place? How does it demonstrate compliance with the six data processing principles?

Data breaches 108

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Retail 108

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. Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de TB Paysign, Inc.

Data Privacy 70

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 70

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

You must tell people when you’re collecting their personal information to give them the opportunity to exercise their data subject rights. These rights enable individuals to access the personal data organisations store on them and to challenge the way their information is used. The penalties for non-compliance.

GDPR 104

GDPR Privacy Retail Personal data 104

IT Governance

MAY 23, 2019

To mark the anniversary, we gathered a panel of data protection experts to discuss the effect of the Regulation and the future of data protection. Compliance fatigue’. Compliance is a continuous requirement and although most organisations have made a good start, there is always more to do.”.

GDPR 58

GDPR Data breaches Compliance Retail 58

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

In Asia Pacific, China ’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into force. This consolidates obligations on processing of personal information at a national law level, but still leaves to be determined in the future through subsequent regulations and guidelines. Our Tools and Resources. Access the report here.

GDPR 98

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Personal data 98

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. Almost two thirds (62%) of respondents hadn’t heard of the Regulation, and only about 10% had taken steps to meet its compliance requirements. Preparing for the GDPR.

GDPR 50

GDPR Compliance Insurance Personal data 50

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

On 31 January 2019, the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL) and the French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF, authority in charge of consumer protection) signed a new protocol of cooperation to improve protection of personal data of consumers.

GDPR 40

GDPR Personal data B2C Retail 40

IT Governance

JULY 25, 2018

As of 25 May 2018, organisations that use CCTV to capture images of individuals are processing personal data as defined by the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and must comply with the Regulation’s requirements. To comply with the data controller’s legal obligations. To protect the data subject’s vital interests.

GDPR 87

GDPR Personal data Privacy Access 87

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In 2017, Equifax Inc, suffered a cybersecurity breach, with hackers able to access the personal data of around 13.8 The breach included data held by Equifax Inc in connection with two of Equifax’s products.

GDPR 78

GDPR Risk Cybersecurity Compliance 78

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 9, 2020

The enforcement warning is an acknowledgement by the DPC that regulatory guidance to date has not been sufficiently clear and it should act as a call-to-arms for businesses operating websites in Ireland to ensure compliance by that date. Personal data may not always exist in cookies however when it does, GDPR obligations apply in addition.

GDPR 59

GDPR Analytics Personal data Compliance 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Registration and medical data access in healthcare. Secure online services for retailers. Compliance with current regulatory regime, certified in accordance with established criteria for data privacy protection. Remote check-ins at hotels. The user identity verification journey.

Authentication 71

Authentication Privacy Compliance Retail 71

Reltio

AUGUST 16, 2018

The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give control back to their EU citizens and residents over their personal data, to simplify the regulatory environment for international business, and to unify regulations within the European Union. maintain compliance, reduce costs) data strategies built-in.

GDPR 70

GDPR MDM Compliance Personal data 70

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 12, 2019

In its ruling, the ECJ held that operators of websites embedding Facebook’s “Like” button act as data controllers jointly with Facebook in respect of the collection and transmission to Facebook of the personal data of visitors to the relevant websites.

Personal data 40

Personal data Data collection Retail Access 40

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Just days before Black Friday, Amazon suffered a data breach in which an undisclosed number of customers’ names and email addresses were accidentally exposed on its website. Asked to provide further information, it tersely commented: “We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted”. Well, that’ll do for this week.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 20, 2023

When privacy is at stake, SSI puts individuals back in control of their personal data. Organizations have an average of 17 apps to process or store customer data, and ensuring compliance across each of those apps is a complex task. a bank), a retailer, or an individual’s employer.

Privacy 71

Privacy Blockchain Customer Experience Access 71