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Traditional data protection is sinking under the perfect storm of constant data change, accelerating data speed, and surging data volume—and the customer backlash is rising. Seven out of ten global consumers are...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says a server it was using to handle recent credit licence applications was breached by a hacker. “While the investigation is ongoing, it appears that there...

The Council of Europe has published “guidelines” to avoid what it terms significant risks to privacy and data protection posed by the increasing use of facial recognition technology. The human rights organisation...

Social network provider Facebook will open up targeting information for more than 1.3m social issue, electoral and political ads to researchers from 1 February. Privacy will be protected, says product manager Sarah...

Danish Data Protection Agency Datatilsynet has launched an investigation into Medicals Nordic’s now-ended use of a WhatsApp group for staff to deal with information about people who have tested positive for...

As citizens, businesses and governments mark the 40th anniversary of the first Data Protection Day, the importance of safeguarding sensitive personal data during the Covid-19 pandemic is on the top of everyone’s...

A malware botnet that was used by cybercriminals to infiltrate thousands of companies and millions of computers worldwide has been taken down in an international operation. The operation, which was co-ordinated by...

Norway’s data protection authority has notified gay dating app Grindr that it intends to impose a financial penalty of NOK100 M ($11.7m, €9.65m) on the company for breaching consent requirements under the General...

As we mark international Data Privacy Day, we feature reader comments on the importance of privacy and security and the key themes affecting the sector. Simon Marchand, Chief Fraud Prevention Officer,  Nuance: “Data...

A unique global research project to track privacy employee culture, attitudes and behaviour has been unveiled today to mark Data Privacy Day. The Global Privacy Culture Survey, developed by Privacy Culture, seeks to...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has restarted its investigation into real-time bidding (RTB) and the adtech industry, paused last May so the authority could prioritise activities related to the...

California’s Consumer Protection Act in many ways looks like the General Data Protection Regulation, but there are some significant differences. Darren Wray provides a handy guide to understanding how the two pieces...

More than 4,000 false Canadian government websites and email addresses taking advantage of the pandemic to try to mine personal data or steal money have reportedly been removed by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security...

A US district court judge has dismissed a case against Marriott following a cybersecurity breach affecting around 5.2 million of the luxury hotel chain’s customers. The class action arose from employees of a Marriott...

President Joe Biden has designated attorney Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), following the resignation of chair Joseph Simons. The post traditionally changes hands when a...

Excellus Health Plan of New York state is to pay $5.1m (€4.2m) to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the US and implement a corrective action plan following a data breach. The agreement settles potential violations...