Top news of the week: 19.01.2022.
Data Privacy
Someone Scraped Massive Bank of Personal Data Used by Private Investigators
The scrape shows that databases such as TransUnion’s TLO can leak out beyond the initial creator’s control.
Fines for breaches of EU privacy law spike sevenfold to $1.2 billion, as Big Tech bears the brunt
EU data protection authorities have handed out a total of $1.2 billion in fines over breaches of the bloc's GDPR law since Jan. 28, 2021.
Ireland second in Europe for fines issued for breaching GDPR rules
The State's €225m fine of WhatsApp last year was the second-largest in the four-year history of GDPR
Limerick council fined for installing CCTV cameras with no lawful basis
Among its findings, the DPC found that cameras had been installed at nine Traveller halting sites around the county without a legal basis.
Data Protection Legal Advisor – Family Links Network
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of ...
Do Not Pass Go: Vendor Caught Gaming Consent Signals
Confiant has found a clear cut case of consent tampering on an unsuspecting publisher's page.
Where to start from with ISO 27001
Learn what should be the first steps in implementing ISO 27001, and see the list of materials about risk management, security controls & documentation.
Analysis of the MY2022 Olympics app
MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers ...