The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there’s a lag on cleaning up Big Tech. “One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine days have passed since data rights nonprofit NOYB fired off its first complaints under Europe’s flagship data regulation, GDPR. The complaints allege Google, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram forced people …
Virtually every country has enacted some sort of data privacy laws to regulate how information is collected, how data subjects are informed, and what control a data subject has over his information once it is transferred. Failure to follow applicable data privacy may lead to fines, lawsuits, and even prohibition of a site’s use in …
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There have been many recent definitions of Zero Party data, centering on the consumers sharing data with a brand as a very deliberate act. There is a gray area in between first party data held in a CRM that is openly declared and actual zero party data volunteered for a specific purpose. This well thought …
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Table of Contents Chapter I: General Provisions Chapter II: Personal Information Handling Rules Section I: Common Provisions Section II: Rules for Handling Sensitive Personal Information Section III: Specific Provisions on State Organs Handling Personal Information Chapter III: Rules on the Cross-Border Provision of Personal Information Chapter IV: Individuals’ Rights in Personal Information Handling Activities Chapter …
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“My investigation of the location tracking done by Tim Hortons on its customers started in October 2019, when my phone received an alert that said the company’s app had checked my location in the background — in other words, I was not using the app at the time. After I filed a request for all …
Dark patterns show up all over the web, nudging people to subscribe to newsletters, add items to their carts, or sign up for services. But, says says Colin Gray, a human-computer interaction researcher at Purdue University, they’re particularly insidious “when you’re deciding what privacy rights to give away, what data you’re willing to part with.” …
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““Version 2.0” of the CCPA — the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) of 2020 aka Proposition 24 […] would be a great win in strengthening privacy rights in California. Here are the top 12 privacy enhancements found in the CPRA: #1 Creates a New Privacy Right — The Right to Limit the Use of Sensitive …
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The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in “Schrems II” that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield arrangement. “Privacy Shield had served as an approved “adequacy” mechanism to protect cross-border transfers of personal data from the European Union to the United States under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. More than 5,000 …
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You are at the end of long day; just about to turn in for the night. You just do one last check of your inbox for any signs of a reported security incident. Suddenly you are aghast, the new email count in your inbox registers over 9,000 new emails! You quickly scan to fathom what …