Top news of the week: 10.09.2020.

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Data Privacy

On Sep 4, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @euroinfosec: Why have data breaches reported to Britain's Information Commissioner's Office fallen by 45%? https://t.co/z0E5g4HOOQ #GDPR #privacy #databreach Thanks @BrianHonan (@bhconsulting) and @rickgoud (@zivver_en) for sharing insights. https://t.co/TLZfoqzrAT
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Data Breach Reports Fall 45% in UK

Data Breach Reports Fall 45% in UK

The number of cybersecurity incidents reported to the U.K.'s data privacy watchdog has continued to decline, recently plummeting by nearly 40%. But is the quantity of data breaches going ...

On Sep 9, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
@klillington The App uses AWS, so technically its a US company even though the data is stored in Amazon Ireland datacentres https://t.co/RTSqVvhkWi
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Data Protection Information Notice COVID Tracker App

Data Protection Information Notice COVID Tracker App

Read about how the COVID Tracker app works, what data is collected by the app, who has access to that data, and the purposes for which the data is used.

On Sep 9, 2020
@KennethGeers shared
Brazil's version of GDPR comes into effect -- 211 million people (6th most populous nation) #LGPD https://t.co/xKQwJkZxAJ https://t.co/upD1Qr2m9L
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LGPD - What to Expect from Brazil’s version of the GDPR

LGPD - What to Expect from Brazil’s version of the GDPR

What do you need to know about Brazil’s new LGPD privacy law? Get all the details about the future of data protection here:

On Sep 4, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @NewstalkFM: The Data Protection Commission said the legal basis over the recording of meals in pubs and restaurants is "sufficient". @PatKennyNT @jesskellynt https://t.co/RPNnVlGohh
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Interference with personal data rights over new food rules 'not significant'

Interference with personal data rights over new food rules 'not significant'

The interference with people's personal data rights over the recording of meals ordered in pubs a...

On Sep 9, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @willgoodbody: Facebook says it has been told by the Data Protection Commission that the data transfer mechanism it uses for EU-US data transfers “cannot in practice be used” https://t.co/GQme9itqiO
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Facebook's EU-US data transfer mechanism 'cannot be used', Data Protection Commission tells company

Facebook's EU-US data transfer mechanism 'cannot be used', Data Protection Commission tells company

Facebook has said that it has been told by the Data Protection Commission that the key mechanism it uses to transfer data from the European Union to the United States "cannot in practice be ...

On Sep 9, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @iiea: Join us today from 1pm for a webinar address by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor (@EU_EDPS), who will discuss: '#Privacy and the Pandemic: The Role of #DataProtection and #Data Processing in Fighting #COVID19'. Sign up here: https://t.co/1jJ4ZhFNRY https://t.co/vrQh3HyQtP
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WEBINAR: Privacy and the Pandemic: The Role of Data Protection and Data Processing in Fighting COVID-19

WEBINAR: Privacy and the Pandemic: The Role of Data Protection and Data Processing in Fighting COVID-19

Amidst the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, will discuss the role of processing personal data to fight COVID-19 while ...

On Sep 9, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @adrianweckler: This is big https://t.co/sc2FerQxXD
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Irish data regulator orders Facebook to stop sending personal data to the US

Irish data regulator orders Facebook to stop sending personal data to the US

Ireland’s data protection commissioner has issued Facebook with a preliminary order to stop sending data transfers from EU users to the US.

On Sep 4, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
@evannac @ashlingplunkett @colettebrowne My point is not aimed at pubs offering those specific meals. From https://t.co/QseV7eDjfl "dietary requirements can potentially reveal the religious affiliation or health information of the attendee and should be treated as sensitive data" also see https://t.co/eUfGWM5S98
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Dietary, Religious and Disability Data Need Protection Too

Dietary, Religious and Disability Data Need Protection Too

Are you doing enough to keep your attendees’ sensitive personal data (diet and disability needs) safe from breaches? GDPR regulations can guide you.