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2019-005 of May 28, 2019 pronouncing a financial penalty against the company SERGIC

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US regulator approves $5bn fine for Facebook – report

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Posted 29/05/2019

It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?

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In Apps, cybersecurity, data privacy, DPC, DPO, ePrivacy, GDPR, Hackers, Security, Social Media, Telecoms, WhatsApp

Posted 14/05/2019

WhatsApp points finger at Israeli firm over hack

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In Data Breach, Data Controller, data privacy, Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019, databreach, DPC, email, European law, GDPR, privacy, Security, UK

Posted 12/04/2019

Brexit: Home Office sorry for EU citizen data breach

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In Amazon, Apps, audit, Consent, data, Data Breach, Data Controller, data privacy, ePrivacy, EU, European law, Facebook, GDPR, GDPR guidance, News, Personal details, privacy, Security, Social Media

Posted 08/04/2019

IN LATEST FACEBOOK DATA EXPOSURE, HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

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In Citrix, cybersecurity, data, Data Breach, Data Controller, data portability, data privacy, ePrivacy, EU, FBI, GDPR, Hackers, Homeland Security, International, investigation, News, Passwords, privacy, Security

Posted 12/03/2019

Citrix investigating unauthorized access to internal network

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In Browsers, Consent, Cookies, data privacy, DDPA, DPO, ePrivacy, EU, European law, GDPR, International, News, Personal details, privacy, Security, surveillance, tracking, Transparency, vulnerabilities

Posted 12/03/2019

Dutch Data Protection Authority chips away at ‘cookie walls,’ declaring they violate GDPR

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In Data Breach, Data Commissioner, data privacy, Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon, Data Protection Officers, DPC, EU, European law, GDPR, GDPR guidance, GDPR Training, Helen Dixon, Ireland, News, privacy, Security

Posted 28/02/2019

Surge in number of data breaches reported to Commission in 2018

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Credit reference agency Equifax fined for security breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine (PDF) for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in [...]