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@WatchGdpr

All things GDPR

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Joined January 2018
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Meta threatens to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe if it can't target ads following Schrems II Decision #DataProtection #GDPR #DataPrivacy itwire.com/listed-tech/meta-…
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Beware state surveillance of your lives – governments can change for the worse #dataprivacy #datasecurity theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Beware state surveillance of your lives – governments can change for the worse | John Naughton

With Afghan citizens’ data now in the hands of the Taliban, assumptions about controls that check misuse of intelligence are wide of the mark

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#Amazon #GDPR Violation Fine Is a Big Data Privacy Reminder for #MSPs, #CSPs - channele2e.com/business/comp…
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#Amazon Gets Record $888M EU Fine over Data Violations - bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #GDPR #DataPrivacy
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British Mensa falls victim to #cyberattack #GDPR #DataSecurity #DataPrivacy #databreach computing.co.uk/news/4026515…

British Mensa falls victim to cyber attack

Board not looking too clever as two directors resign over lax security

computing.co.uk
Double blow: new #databreach hits stranded Australians as Emirates suspends flights out of UK #datasecurity #dataprivacy theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Double blow: new data breach hits stranded Australians as Emirates suspends flights out of UK

Government acknowledges it inadvertently revealed sensitive details of all passengers booked on a repatriation flight from London

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#GDPR breaches increased by a fifth in 2020 #databreach #dataprivacy #datasecurity research-live.com/article/ne…

GDPR breaches increased by a fifth in 2020 | News | Research live

European data regulators have imposed £245.3m (€272.5m) in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines since 2018, with the number of data breach notifications rising by 19% this year, according...

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In 2020, we recorded 1,120 breaches and cyber attacks that were reported on in mainstream media, which accounted for 20,120,074,547 leaked records. In this blog, we take a closer look at this data 👇 ow.ly/eTJQ50DlAkH #cyberattack #databreach #cybersecurity
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Washington state auditor’s office breached in software ‘security incident’. State Auditor Pat McCarthy disclosed the problem involved #Accellion, a “third party provider of software services.” #cybersecurity #databreaches #dataprivacy #datasecurity seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Washington state auditor’s office breached in software ‘security incident’

The Washington state auditor's office says one of its software vendors was breached, leading to an "unauthorized user" gaining access to information. The incident is under investigation by law...

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#Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach #CyberBreach #DataBreach #DataPrivacy #DataSecurity itnews.com.au/news/accellion…
Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach

Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach

File transfer application illegally accessed.

itnews.com.au
FBI cannot even look at your phone lock screen without a warrant, rules judge - 9to5mac.com/2020/05/22/phone… #dataprivacy #eprivacy
Phone lock screen – viewing it may require a warrant - 9to5Mac

Phone lock screen – viewing it may require a warrant - 9to5Mac

The FBI broke the law when it switched on a suspect's phone to look at his lock screen without a warrant, ruled a judge. It said that gathering

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#Databreach left millions of car trips exposed by police and council chiefs who operated the system dailymail.co.uk/news/article… #eprivacy #dataprivacy
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Supreme Court rules Morrisons was not liable for 2014 #databreach itpro.co.uk/policy-legislati… #DataPrivacy #EPrivacy

Supreme Court rules Morrisons was not liable for 2014 data breach

Supermarket can't be held liable for the criminal actions of a former auditor who leaked financial data

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#VirginMedia breach: unprotected database was stored in the cloud, telco confirms - tech.newstatesman.com/securi… #eprivacy #dataprivacy
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Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information mol.im/a/8086095 #eprivacy #dataprivacy

Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information

Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019.

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Google rival Brave uncovers mass surveillance of UK citizens - decrypt.co/19162/google-riva… #dataprivacy #eprivacy
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Can we keep facial recognition from enabling a surveillance state? engadget.com/2020/01/31/can-… #dataprivacy #eprivacy

Can we keep facial recognition from enabling a surveillance state? - Engadget

Since the start of the 21st century, computer vision research has advanced at a breakneck pace. Today we can board flights, rent cars, and unlock our phones simply by looking into a camera. But these...

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Police to use live facial recognition technology in London despite opposition f7td5.app.goo.gl/WorH6k #eprivacy #dataprivacy

Police to use live facial recognition technology in London

-The cameras will alert police when they spot anyone on "wanted" lists. -The move comes despite warnings from privacy rights groups and concerns from the government’s surveillance watchdog.

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Chinese Smartphone privacy issues in 2020 – madbadgadgets.com/2020/01/11… #eprivacy #dataprivacy #datasecurity
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#SMS is not #2FA Secure issms2fasecure.com #eprivacy #dataprivacy #datasecurity
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