GREECE IMPOSES CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR GDPR OFFENCES
Greece imposes criminal sanctions for GDPR offences of up to 20 years covering 6 key data breach infringements...
AUSTRALIA’S CONSUMERS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT DATA MISUSE
Just one in 14 Australian consumers trust organisations to keep their personal information private. Just seven per cent of the Australian public place trust in the ability of organisations to keep their personal data safe or private...
AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM FINED €150,000
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network fined €150,000 for failing to comply with data processing principles...
CHINA’S UNEXPECTED QUEST TO PROTECT DATA PRIVACY
Late in the summer of 2016, Xu Yuyu received a call that promised to change her life. Her college entrance examination scores, she was told, had won her admission to the English department of the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
CHANGES TO JAPAN’S DATA PRIVACY LAW ECHO EUROPE’S GDPR
Japan has made changes to its 2005 Protection of Personal Information (APPI) Act, bringing the bill closer in line with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
ACCC AND OAIC RELEASE CONSUMER DATA RIGHT COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POLICY
The ACCC and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) jointly released the Compliance and Enforcement Policy (CDR Policy) for the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regulatory framework.
OAIC RECORDS HIGHEST EVER NUMBER OF MONTHLY DATA BREACHES
A sharp increase in the number of data breaches caused by ransomware attacks and the highest ever number of monthly notifications has been recorded over the past six months.
WHAT PHARMACISTS CAN DO IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENTAL BREACH OF A PATIENT’S PRIVACY
Principal Kellie Dell’Oro and Solicitor Jeremy Smith of Meridian Lawyers have penned advice to PDL members in the organisation’s latest practice alert
EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON BREXIT CONSEQUENCES FOR GDPR, AML, MORE
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
SILLY FINES: SOME GDPR PENALTIES ARE NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: 100% COMPLIANCE WITH GDPR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
MORE THAN 200 GDPR FINES ISSUED TOTALING €144 MILLION, NEW STUDY BY PRIVACY AFFAIRS FINDS
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
TOP 3 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE MORE GDPR DATA BREACHES THAN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES COMBINED
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
IS DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT A SILVER BULLET UNDER GDPR?
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
CCPA AND GDPR: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES YOU MUST KNOW
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
SILICON VALLEY IS TERRIFIED OF CALIFORNIA’S PRIVACY LAW
Since the law passed, tech giants have pulled out their last card: pushing for an overarching federal bill.
GERMAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY JOINS THE CLUB
Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR.
WHY GDPR IS STILL CREATING PROBLEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE
Following four years of preparation and debate, GDPR was approved by the European Parliament in April 2016...
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN A DATA BREACH IF YOUR BANK GETS HACKED
Do these things to keep yourself as safe as possible.
HEFTY FINES HELP COUNTER COMPLACENCY ON CYBER-SECURITY
Heavy financial penalties can act as a deterrent for organisational complacency on cyber-security, says Chartered Institute of Information Security CEO Amanda Finch
