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Data watchdog to open investigation into public services card 2017-10-21
The Data Protection Commissioner is to open a formal investigation into whether the State’s public services card and related systems fully comply with the law.
Read more »Data protection fines loom over ‘unprepared’ UK companies, warns Institute of Directors 2017-10-17
Companies remain worryingly unprepared for new data protection rules that will impose huge fines on organisations that mishandle the personal data of customers, users, employees and associates, the Institute of Directors has warned.
Read more »US supreme court to hear appeal in Microsoft warrant case 2017-10-16
Long-running case involving emails on server in Dublin has worldwide privacy implications
Read more »Small businesses at risk of being overwhelmed by data protection burden 2017-10-16
The Regulation marks the first wave of a privacy reforms which could overwhelm small businesses across Europe. Alongside GDPR, small businesses will now be faced with new regulations on e-privacy, geo-blocking and the free flow of non-personal data.
Read more »Microsoft's Windows 10 breaches data protection law, say Dutch regulator 2017-10-14
Microsoft breaches the Dutch data protection law in the way it processes the personal data of people using the Windows 10 operating system, the country's data protection agency has said.
Read more »High Court judge grants malicious falsehood and data protection injunctions over video content 2017-10-14
A UK businessman has been barred from repeating false statements he made about a rival company and one of its senior employees, and ordered not to process the personal data of that employee again.
Read more »US government wants input into data commissioner’s Facebook case 2017-10-11
Concern that too many voices on framing of question to be put to ECJ could lead to stalemate
Read more »SuperValu, Centra and Daybreak hit by cyber attack 2017-10-10
The Musgrave group says it has been the subject of a cybercrime attack, during which hackers tried to steal debit and credit card numbers and expiry dates.
Read more »Transparency and keeping the customer happy! 2017-10-03
Included in the first of the data principles is that data must be processed in a transparent manner. This means that all information and communications relating to a data subject must be readily available to the data subject, and easily understood. “Legalese” won’t do – and it will mean you’re not GDPR compliant! The gal on the bus, the guy on the DART, and especially the teenager on the bike – they must all be able to know and understand what happens to, and with, their data. If they do, they are much more likely to trust you with their data, and be happy to do so!
Read more »Equifax's then-CEO waited three weeks to inform board of massive data breach, testimony says 2017-10-01
Equifax's former chief executive waited nearly three weeks to tell the company's board of directors about the now infamous data breach, as a group of company and outside security experts scrambled to figure out what had happened, according to written testimony prepared for his visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
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