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Data Privacy Day: Three ways to keep consumer data secure

CyberSecurity Insiders

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on the 28 th of January. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about how businesses and individuals can promote the implementation of privacy and data protection best practices. .

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US Federal Judge Upholds Automakers' Right to Record Texts, Call Logs

SecureWorld News

The lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleged that the automakers' practice of collecting and storing this sensitive data without customers' knowledge or consent constituted a violation of the Washington Privacy Act (WPA).

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Compliance with Global Data Privacy Regulations: GDPR, CCPA, and PDPA

Responsible Cyber

In todays globalized world, businesses must navigate a complex web of data privacy regulations to ensure the protection of individuals personal information. CCPA in Detail Effective from 2020, CCPA focuses on transparency and gives California residents control over their personal data.

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A discount isn’t just for Christmas – why data can hold the key to relationships that go beyond the festive season

IT Security Guru

However, an increased adoption of digital technology has resulted in much more data being readily available – and consumers are calling for enhanced transparency and stewardship of that data. As a result, companies are grappling with the balancing act between data privacy, data monetisation and consumer trust.

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A private moment, caught by a Roomba, ended up on Facebook. Eileen Guo explains how: Lock and Code S04E03

Malwarebytes

In 2020, a photo of a woman sitting on a toilet—her shorts pulled half-way down her thighs—was shared on Facebook, and it was shared by someone whose job it was to look at that photo and, by labeling the objects in it, help train an artificial intelligence system for a vacuum.

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Three Years of the GDPR: Lessons Learned and Predictions for the Future

SecureWorld News

Three years ago, on May 25, 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Many of you may remember having your inboxes inundated with Privacy Policy updates and requests for consent (or at a minimum, acknowledgment of the updates). It does diverge, and take somewhat of a U.S. HIPAA, GLBA, etc.).

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Jail for consultant who scraped colossal trove of Alibaba customer data

Malwarebytes

Alibaba’s consumer businesses annual active consumers on its China retail marketplaces reached 811 million for the twelve months that ended March 31, 2021, increasing from 779 million at the last quarter of 2020. The post Jail for consultant who scraped colossal trove of Alibaba customer data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.