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Get the latest headlines about data protection, including data privacy laws & more. These issues are symptoms of a profound shift in the world of data privacy & security that have major implications for organizations. With the rise of big data & machine learning, privacy & security are now converging.

Top news of the week: 15.10.2022.

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@matthew_d_green shared
On Oct 14, 2022
Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption using ECB mode, because honestly why not. https://t.co/F0XdBoLIYX
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Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption Insecure Mode of Operation

Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption Insecure Mode of Operation

Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) utilitises Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode of operation. This mode is insecure and leaks information about the structure of the messages sent ...

@msftsecurity shared
On Oct 10, 2022
☁️ The need for security doesn't stop once you've moved to the cloud. Learn about the challenges that come with cloud security, why it's important, and the tools you can use to protect your environments: https://t.co/hcVD55xSJl #CloudSecurity https://t.co/gWsAOx4ZGT
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What is cloud security?

What is cloud security?

Learn more about the technologies, procedures, policies, and controls that help you protect your cloud-based systems and data.

@BrianHonan shared
On Oct 12, 2022
RT @europrivacy: Thank you @EU_EDPB for endorsing @europrivacy as the 1st European Data Protection Seal for #GDPR! #Europrivacy was born from🇪🇺funded research to make #GDPR compliance more effective, efficient & enjoyable👍 Moreℹ️https://t.co/IroPlyn8TC 1/5 https://t.co/FtWao195sI
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Welcome to Europrivacy.info webpage!

Welcome to Europrivacy.info webpage!

Europrivacy Main Website The Europrivacy main website presents Europrivacy certification scheme and methodology to assess and certify the compliance of data processing activities …

@BrianHonan shared
On Oct 11, 2022
RT @bhconsulting: If you’re a rookie when it comes to cookies, look no further. This two-part blog series by our Data Protection Consultant Cliona Perrick explains what they are, and why we’re hearing so much about them these days. #GDPR #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth2022 https://t.co/yyXXljuehk
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New to cookies? Here’s what you need to know (Part 1)

New to cookies? Here’s what you need to know (Part 1)

This two-part blog aims to explain what cookies are, and why we are hearing so much about them these days.

@BrianHonan shared
On Oct 13, 2022
RT @balbonipaolo: The Italian DPA @GPDP_IT has fined a US company providing a diabetes app EUR 45,000 for multiple violations of data protection law, including a failure related to art. 27 GDPR - the company had not appointed an EU representative https://t.co/v8P89yJfjf
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Italian SA fines US company offering diabetes app

Italian SA fines US company offering diabetes app

Background information Date of final decision: 7 July 2022 Cross-border case or national case: National case Controller: US Company – Senseonics INC Legal Reference: GDPR Article …

@wbm312 shared
On Oct 13, 2022
RT @omertene: The privacy law most companies are (secretly) terrified of is BIPA. For good reason. Today marks a watershed moment in BIPA history: the first class action to reach jury verdict ends with 45,000 truck drivers winning a $228 million judgment. (Thread 👇) https://t.co/4egFtmln4v
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First Illinois Biometric Privacy Trial Ends in BNSF Loss (2)

First Illinois Biometric Privacy Trial Ends in BNSF Loss (2)

A class of more than 45,000 truck drivers won a $228 million judgment in the first biometrics privacy class action to go to trial in Illinois, after a jury found that BNSF Railway Co. ...

@healthinfosec shared
On Oct 12, 2022
Former Doctor Pleads Guilty to #HIPAA Charges in #Fraud Case: Alleged Conspiracy Involved Drug Sales Rep Accessing Patient Records https://t.co/mA1vN8KieE
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty to HIPAA Charges in Fraud Case

Former Doctor Pleads Guilty to HIPAA Charges in Fraud Case

A former doctor who practiced internal medicine in several states has pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to criminal HIPAA violations in a case that also

@wbm312 shared
On Oct 12, 2022
RT @ZeyiYang: Had a great conversation with @joshchin @lizalinwsj on their new book Surveillance State, particularly this idea that China has redefined the perception of privacy to position the state and citizens on the same side of the battle against private companies. https://t.co/031rl304RK
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The Chinese surveillance state proves that the idea of privacy is more “malleable” than you’d expect

The Chinese surveillance state proves that the idea of privacy is more “malleable” than you’d expect

The authors of "Surveillance State" discuss what the West misunderstands about Chinese state control and whether the invasive trajectory of surveillance tech can still be reversed.