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GUEST ESSAY: How stricter data privacy laws have redefined the ‘filing’ of our personal data

The Last Watchdog

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), soon to be superseded by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) on January 1, 2023, applies to both electronic and paper records. The reason tends to be due to speed and compute costs, considering the over “ 2.5 EU – California comparison.

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Indonesia Soon to Become the Fifth ASEAN Country to Adapt Data Privacy Laws

Security Affairs

Some key provisions in the draft personal data protection law are: Personal Data. Any data that can be identifiable on its own or combined with other information, both direct and indirect through electronic or non-electronic systems. General personal data v. specific personal data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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STEPS FORWARD: How the Middle East led the U.S. to adopt smarter mobile security rules

The Last Watchdog

When it comes to securing mobile computing devices, the big challenge businesses have long grappled with is how to protect company assets while at the same time respecting an individual’s privacy. We’ve come to rely on our smartphones to live out our digital lives, both professionally and personally.

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Security Roundup January 2025

BH Consulting

Computer Weekly said the 2025 edition paints a gloomy picture of countries becoming more isolated, growing risks of armed conflict, and worsening environmental problems over the next two years. The Electronic Frontier Federation has a good explainer of the surveillance mechanism behind the world of online ads.

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12 Hours or Else: Hong Kong’s Cybersecurity Explained

Centraleyes

The Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Bill , passed on March 19, 2025 , requires key industriessuch as banking, energy, healthcare, and telecommunicationsto strengthen their cybersecurity defenses, conduct regular risk assessments, and promptly report security incidents.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

While some of the data collected by vaccinators, may be, in theory, protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and/or other healthcare-data privacy laws, many sites collecting data are likely not regulated as such.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)