General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Governance & Risk Management , Privacy Court Decision Backs 3-Month Ban Imposed by the Country’s Data Regulator Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 12, 2024 Image: Shutterstock The Spanish High Court on Monday sided with the country’s data regulator to uphold a three-month ban on OpenAI founder Sam […]
On February 23, 2024, medQ, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that hackers accessed and encrypted a software platform used by medQ. In this notice, medQ explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Ride-Hailing Company Fined for Inadequate Data Transparency Practices Under GDPR Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 1, 2024 Uber must pay 10 million euros to the Dutch data protection authority. (Image: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Uber must pay a fine of 10 million euros to […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Company Fined for Dropping Advertising Cookies Without Consent Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 19, 2024 Yahoo will pay 10 million euros to the French government. (Image: Shutterstock) The French data regulator imposed a fine of 10 million euros on Yahoo after determining that […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance E-Commerce Giant Accuses Luxembourg Regulators of Attacking the Company Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 12, 2024 Amazon squared off against the Luxembourg data protection authority in court on Tuesday over a privacy fine. (Image: Shutterstock) Amazon in a Luxembourg court Tuesday contested a […]
Critical Infrastructure Security DHS Office of Inspector General Finds Lack of Coordination With EPA David Perera (@daveperera) • January 12, 2024 A U.S. federal watchdog urged the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to coordinate more on water system cybersecurity. (Image: Shutterstock) A U.S. federal watchdog said government agencies could better synchronize efforts to […]
Dive Brief: Henry Schein has notified Maine’s attorney general that the personal information of 29,112 people, including more than three dozen residents of the state, may have been accessed in a Sept. 27 cyber incident that affected part of the company’s manufacturing and distribution businesses. The hackers acquired information that included individuals’ names and financial account […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Company Rolls Out a Paid Subscription for Ad-Free Use Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • November 3, 2023 Social media giant Meta faces a possible ban within the next 10 days across Europe on the consent-free use of personal data for ad personalization. See Also: […]
The attorney general of Connecticut is questioning whether genetic testing giant 23andMe violated data privacy laws after hackers tried to sell the information of millions of 23andMe users on a cybercrime forum last month. The company has been embroiled in controversy since the leaks came to light. A researcher downloaded two files from the forum […]
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