CCPA News
Facebook Suspends ‘Thousands’ of Apps
Facebook has taken the move to suspend “tens of thousands” of apps that are in operation on its platform as it continues to try and stem what it suspects is the collection of large amounts […]
Month: September 2019
GDPR Advice
Does GDPR Apply to EU Citizens Living Abroad?
The term ‘European Union citizen’ is often referenced when trying to describe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legal obligations, but what happens when an EU citizen leaves the EU? Does GDPR apply to EU citizens […]
Cyberlaw
Dutch Data Protection Authority issues first GDPR-fine
The Haga Hospital in the Hague has become the first Dutch body to be fined for violation of Europe’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). NU.nl has reported that a fine of […]
CCPA News
PossibleNow Survey Indicates 50% of Companies will not be Ready for CCPA Introduction
The results of a recent survey published by privacy experts PossibleNOW has revealed that more than 50% US companies do not expect to be fully prepared for the introduction of the Californian Consumer Privacy Act […]
GDPR News
Google Facing Possible €5.45bn Penalty for GDPR ‘Workaround’
Start-up Internet browser Brave has submitted new evidence to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland which indicates that Google has been using a workaround to try and bypass General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules […]
Cybersecurity
Change Healthcare Cardiology Devices have Code Execution Vulnerability Identified
A vulnerability has been discovered in Change Healthcare Cardiology, McKesson Cardiology, and Horizon Cardiology devices. The flaw could be target to take advantage by a locally authenticated user to insert files that could allow the […]
HIPAA Updates
NCH Healthcare System Phishing Attack Impacts 73 Email Accounts
A phishing attack on Bonita Springs, FL-based NCH Healthcare System was noticed on June 14, 2019 when suspicious email activity on its payroll database. The investigation indicated that 73 employees had replied to phishing emails […]
GDPR News
Unlawful Use of Facial Recognition Technology Lead to GDPR Penalty in Sweden
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined the Skelleftea municipality 200,000 Swedish Krona (£16,800, $20,700) for breaching the European Union General Data Protection law (GDPR) by trialling facial recognition on high-school students in Sweden […]