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Data privacy continues to make headlines. These issues are symptoms of a profound shift in the world of data privacy and security that have major implications for organizations. With the rise of big data and machine learning, privacy and security are now converging.

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@zcobb shared
On Sep 2, 2021
RT @maxschrems: Finally (!!!) @DPCIreland issued a first fine more than 3 years after the #GDPR applied, in light of tenthousands of complaints per year and after the @EU_EDPB forced them to have make the fine 4.5-fold.. Facebook/WhatsApp will now use the Irish legal.. https://t.co/D5zsBO8ozm
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Record €225m fine for WhatsApp Ireland over data protection breaches

Record €225m fine for WhatsApp Ireland over data protection breaches

The Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules.

@wbm312 shared
On Sep 8, 2021
The State of Consumer Data Privacy Laws in the US (And Why It Matters) Great overview of the current state of privacy laws and the future from ⁦@wirecutter⁩! https://t.co/dOLSRfXXxS
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The State of Consumer Data Privacy Laws in the US (And Why It Matters)

The State of Consumer Data Privacy Laws in the US (And Why It Matters)

Digital privacy laws help control how your data is stored, shared, and used by big businesses—but those protections vary wildly depending on where you live.

@BrianHonan shared
On Sep 2, 2021
RT @klillington: Record €225m fine imposed on Whatsapp by Irish regulator for ‘severe’ breaches of privacy law https://t.co/jgY7TStyH6 via @IrishTimes
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Record €225m fine imposed on Whatsapp by Irish data regulator

Record €225m fine imposed on Whatsapp by Irish data regulator

European regulators directed Dixon to increase penalty for ‘severe’ breaches of privacy law

@BrianHonan shared
On Sep 2, 2021
RT @tjmcintyre: Irish Data Protection Commission fines WhatsApp €225 million; worth noting that this was raised from the initial proposed fine of €30-€50 million following objections from other EU supervisory authorities. https://t.co/fQzV6oiryb
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WhatsApp hit with record €225m fine by Irish regulator

WhatsApp hit with record €225m fine by Irish regulator

The fine is by far the largest to date handed down by the Data Protection Commission, and the social network has also been ordered to bring its ...

@BrianHonan shared
On Sep 2, 2021
RT @CBridge_Chief: WhatsApp fine offers pause for thought > very considered piece by ⁦@willgoodbody⁩ about ⁦@DPCIreland⁩ ⁦@EU_EDPB⁩ and ⁦@WhatsApp⁩ https://t.co/gSOip01pIB
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WhatsApp fine offers pause for thought - between pinging messages

WhatsApp fine offers pause for thought - between pinging messages

It is used by two billion people globally each month.

@wbm312 shared
On Sep 2, 2021
Good! WhatsApp fined $266M by EU privacy watchdog over data breach https://t.co/tiaMmNzMm8
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WhatsApp fined $266M by EU privacy watchdog over data breach

WhatsApp fined $266M by EU privacy watchdog over data breach

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission found violations in the way WhatsApp explained how it processed users’ data.

@opexxx shared
On Sep 2, 2021
RT @TechCrunch: WhatsApp faces $267M fine for breaching Europe's GDPR https://t.co/GGTvV6M5O7 by @riptari
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WhatsApp faces $267M fine for breaching Europe’s GDPR

WhatsApp faces $267M fine for breaching Europe’s GDPR

It’s been a long time coming but Facebook is finally feeling some heat from Europe’s much trumpeted data protection regime: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has just announced a ...

@zcobb shared
On Sep 8, 2021
Flagging this for @chey_cobb and anyone else who is fed up with cookies. https://t.co/r4fTmubnwd
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ICO in bid to end cookie pop-ups

ICO in bid to end cookie pop-ups

Outgoing information commissioner Elizabeth Denham will call on her equivalents across the G7 group of countries to collaborate on an overhaul of cookie consent pop-ups.

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