Around 500 US citizens may have had their private health information compromised in a data breach to hit Ramsey County IT systems in Minnesota, USA. The intrusion which took place in August 2018, saw hackers obtain unauthorised access to the accounts of 28 employees in an attempt to redirect pay checks into different accounts. Speaking […]
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Google shifts control of European data from U.S. to Ireland to aid GDPR compliance
Google yesterday announced the changes to its terms of service and privacy policy and has designated Ireland as the location of its data services in Europe. The changes will take effect on January 22nd 2019 and will not impact on any features or operation of its services in Europe. Instead, the company’s subsidiary in Dublin […]
Do e-receipts have a place in a GDPR compliant society?
You may have noticed some changes time-honoured shopping behaviours on the high street. You take a chosen item to the till, make a payment and open your palm ready to take your receipt, only to be asked if you would prefer an e-receipt which “saves on paper”. An innocent enough rationale to justify not walking […]
Members at house committee hear that Equifax data breach was preventable
Poor data handling, antiquated technology and bungled security measures were to blame for the global data hack, Engadget reports. When credit reporting agency, Equifax, discovered that it had suffered a data breach that saw the personal data of up to 400,000 UK consumers potentially compromised by a major hack, clarity on the situation was in […]
Potential data breaches continue to overshadow consumers and organisations in the US
As Congress works to address unify the patchwork of data security legislation covering the States, organisations continue to struggle to handle data correctly and it’s putting the personal information of countless consumers at risk. A hospital in North Texas is one of the latest victims of a data breach that may impact negatively on more […]
European Data Protection Supervisor welcomes adoption of new data protection rules for EU institutions
Today the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has welcomed the new data protection regulation for EU institutions and bodies (EUI). The adoption of new data protection rules for the EU institutions and bodies represents another vital step forward in the development of a comprehensive EU framework for data protection in the digital age. EDPS, the supervisory authority for the 66 EU institutions, […]
Regulator punishments send clear warning to non-compliant organisations
As consumers grow increasingly aware of the importance of data privacy, responsible data handling has risen to the top of the corporate agenda. In parallel, news of high-profile data breaches has been hitting the headlines with alarming frequency in the seven months since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, sending out a clear […]
National Cyber Security Centre push to address gender imbalance in code-breaking
A new government initiative is aiming to galvanise youngsters’ schooling with more education in problem-solving and computer science, Sky news reports. Spearheading the push is a competition available only for girls that should bring a much-needed element of equality to the future of the UK’s cyber security talent. Problem-solving and code-breaking tasks comprise the core […]
US cancer patients may be the target of potential medical data breach
The private details of over 40,000 patients at the Cancer Treatment Centres of America (CTCA) may have been accessed by unauthorised parties in another potential data breach to hit the medical sector in the States, News Channel 8 reports. The news breaks following letters that were sent out to a number of patients and their […]
Zuckerberg in new fight for Facebook’s reputation
Mark Zuckerberg has resisted criticism in the face of emails apparently showing Facebook offering priority user-data access to Netflix and other leading apps after the social media giant had pledged to be more stringent in its privacy enforcement behaviour, Channel News Asia website reports. Zuckerberg’s robust stance is part of the ebb and flow of […]