Top news of the week: 14.02.2020.
#Brexit #cybercrime #IPTheft #HIPAA #MedicalDevice #politics #DataProtection #Cybersecurity #GDPR #datatransfer
Data Privacy
RT @lukOlejnik: My opinion article in @WIRED about an element in India's data protection law proposal that might threaten privacy (and security) research. Outright banning re-identification, without proper considerations, may weaken data protection and systems security. https://t.co/I6BJ3gSvZU
OpenIndia's Data Protection Bill Threatens Global Cybersecurity
Banning re-identification discourages researchers from finding weaknesses, and encourages criminals to exploit them.
RT @campuscodi: FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology
- 19 arrests made in January 2020 alone
- New indictments are being prepared for hacking-related activities as well
- FBI: "We have been deceived too long"
https://t.co/Mg5JUCnAv3 https://t.co/HqDjHbFZn7
OpenFBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology
US officials talk about all the methods the Chinese government and its agents have been using to target US companies and universities to steal intellectual property.
Why the GAA has a big problem with WhatsApp
The news that the GAA has advised its clubs and members to stop using WhatsApp group chats to might seem like a minor internal matter. Putting club communications through WhatsApp …
Trump's Proposed @HHSGov Budget: A Close Look -
#HIPAA Enforcement, #MedicalDevice Security Would Get More Funding https://t.co/jWh2SrPtN1
OpenTrump's Proposed HHS Budget: A Close Look
Funding for HIPAA enforcement would increase under President Trump's proposed budget for fiscal 2021. Also targeted for support are medical device security
New: national data protection authority announces it is investigating antivirus company Avast for collecting and selling its users' browsing data
"There is a suspicion of a serious and extensive breach of the protection of users’ personal data."
https://t.co/rXNamvQgyq
OpenData Protection Authority Investigates Avast for Selling Users’ Browsing History
The move comes after a joint Motherboard and PCMag investigation uncovered details of the data collection through a series of leaked documents.
RT @armstrongjp: We're about to start our #Brexit webinar with our friends @spirion – #DataProtection, E-Privacy & #Cybersecurity Challenges Ahead https://t.co/p26GaMdq0d #GDPR #datatransfer
OpenThe UK Post Brexit webinar – Data Protection, E-Privacy & Cybersecurity Challenges Ahead
When: February 11th at 10AM EST/7AM PST/3PM GMT Speakers: Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery André Bywater, Partner at Cordery Scott M. Giordano, Esq., V.P., Data Protection, Spirion ...
RT @balbonipaolo: The Irish Data Protection Commission's investigation into Google's tracking of users based on a 2018 report and complaint from the Norwegian Consumer Council https://t.co/NK5izoINQK #eudatap
OpenGoogle under investigation based on complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council
The Consumer Council’s analysis showed how Android-users are manipulated into continuous location tracking through the use of deceptive design, misleading information, and repeated nudging. ...
RT @tconnellyRTE: Data and privacy will be Brexit battlegrounds via @RTENewsNow https://t.co/qGnIXsuetl
OpenData and privacy will be Brexit battlegrounds
RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly examines the potential problems ahead for Ireland if the EU and Britain struggle to agree a new data sharing deal.