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U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons
The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a “complex” cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a…
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FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding…
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Italian Watchdog Bans OpenAI’s ChatGPT Over Data Protection Concerns
The Italian data protection watchdog, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (aka Garante), has imposed a temporary ban of…
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TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Safety Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million (about $5.4…
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Irish Regulators Fine Facebook $414 Million for Forcing Users to Accept Targeted Ads
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms €390 million (roughly…
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France Fines Microsoft €60 Million for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security France’s privacy watchdog has imposed a €60 million ($63.88 million) fine against Microsoft’s…
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U.S. Bans Chinese Telecom Equipment and Surveillance Cameras Over National Security Risk
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally announced it will no longer authorize electronic equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision,…
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The Benefits of Building a Mature and Diverse Blue Team
A few days ago, a friend and I were having a rather engaging conversation that sparked my excitement. We were…
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Italy Data Protection Authority Warns Websites Against Use of Google Analytics
Following the footsteps of Austria and France, the Italian Data Protection Authority has become the latest regulator to find the…
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E.U. Proposes New Rules for Tech Companies to Combat Online Child Sexual Abuse
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed new regulation that would require tech companies to scan for child sexual abuse material…
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