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Verso Group data hoarder fined by UK watchdog 2017-11-01

A company that specialises in asking the public to take part in "surveys" in which the answers are then used to target respondents with unsolicited marketing calls has been fined.

Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon on EU Privacy, Enforcement & Brexit 2017-11-01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvb5Vzbx_0A

Data protection bill ‘threatens press freedom’ 2017-11-01

An attempt to narrow the journalistic exemptions to tough new data protection laws has been criticised as an “acute threat to freedom of expression” by the newspaper industry.

Connected gadgets and smart TVs vulnerable to data theft, report warns 2017-11-01

Irish consumers owning devices such as smart TVs and voice-activated home assistants could be vulnerable to criminal data theft, a report has warned.

How to protect yourself after a data breach 2017-10-30

FAIRBANKS — More than 140 million people have been affected by the recent data breach at the credit bureau Equifax, according to the company. Though the full result is yet to be discovered, over 40 percent of the U.S. population is in the same boat.

Appleby fears for clients after confirming data breach 2017-10-27

Offshore firm Appleby has said it is warning clients, including high net worth individuals and corporations, that their financial details could be exposed after admitting that it fell victim to a security breach.

Equifax data breach is also being investigated by UK officials 2017-10-25

It could lose the ability to conduct credit checks in the country.

EU Data Protection Authorities publish guidelines on application & setting of #GDPR administrative fines. 2017-10-23

Source:https://t.co/tYRPIOmrPl

Data breaches no laughing matter 2017-10-22

The hole Equifax left in its computer system exposed Social Security, credit card and driver's license numbers. Hackers also got addresses and birth dates.

Computer hacking victims to receive up to £6,000 compensation for 'distress' caused by cyber crime 2017-10-22

Computer hacking victims will be able to claim thousands of pounds in compensation under new laws – even if they do not lose any money.

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