German internet service provider 1&1 Telecom is facing a €9.6m ($10.6m; £8m) fine after being accused of failing to carry out tough enough customer ID checks.Germany's data protection watchdog said anyone who called could get extensive personal information about someone else solely by giving their name and date of birth.Read More
Only 12 percent of respondents from a survey of 85 businesses said they were ready for the new CCPA data privacy regulation. The other 88% of companies have yet to reach “an adequate state of compliance” ahead of the CCPA. Is your company one of them? Don’t miss our ebook entitled “The CCPA Effect” -...Read More
In today's digital economy it is necessary for most businesses to collect and process consumers' personal information in order to effect sales of products and services.However, along with the introduction of robust laws designed to protect the personal data we collect, comes an expectation for businesses to implement equally robust measures that protect the data...Read More
Do all European Union members agree on the level of fines imposed on companies who are found to be in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The Data Protection Commissioner in one member state appears to think current fines should be set closer to the maximum fine limits under GDPR Article 83.Read More
British supermarket giant Tesco has closed down its parking app after The Register discovered tens of millions of automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) images were left unsecured in a Microsoft Azure blob.Read More
BREXIT -- It’s a word that keeps the eyes of UK citizens glued to the latest news … OR, it simply draws a huge groan from a deeply frustrated British population.But what will the UK’s departure really mean for UK businesses and citizens? Many think the EU’s GDPR will no longer apply - or is...Read More
A massive data breach has exposed the personal information of millions of people and possibly the entire population of Ecuador. Allegedly, an unsecured server located in Miami is at the center of the breach, exposing the information of 20 million mostly Ecuadorian citizens.Read More
Non-profit group Privacy International has investigated more than 100 mental health-focused websites in the U.K., France, and Germany, revealing that sensitive personal information concerning mental health is being routinely sold to advertisers across the internet.Read More
Last week, we published an article about Minimizing the Risk of a Data Breach and described various types of cyber-attack that have the potential to wreak havoc with your systems and confidential data.‘Phishing’ is the predominant method used by fraudsters to obtain confidential information. And yet, few businesses have the knowledge and expertise to protect...Read More
