data protection

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
November 13, 2018  |  Regulation

A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation...

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Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees
Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees
November 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. According...

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Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats
Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats
October 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporate cybersecurity is an ever-increasing focus of government entities, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the latest to place emphasis on the importance of safeguarding...

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Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
October 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious...

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Beyond GDPR, Data Privacy Debate Gathers Steam in US
Beyond GDPR, Data Privacy Debate Gathers Steam in US
October 24, 2018  |  Data

When it comes to data privacy, it’s not all about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and it’s not all about Europe. Here in the U.S.,...

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Apple CEO Calls On The US To Embrace EU-Type Privacy Laws
Apple CEO Calls On The US To Embrace EU-Type Privacy Laws
October 24, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, is calling on the government in the U.S. to embrace privacy laws that are similar to the European...

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Apple Privacy Site Makes Data Transparent For Users
Apple Privacy Site Makes Data Transparent For Users
October 18, 2018  |  Apple

Apple is launching a portal that enables customers to find out what kind of data the company has kept on them. The portal, which was...

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Apple iPhone X User Forced By FBI To Unlock Phone With Face
Apple iPhone X User Forced By FBI To Unlock Phone With Face
October 01, 2018  |  Legal

An Apple iPhone X user was forced by law enforcement to unlock his phone with his face. According to a report in Forbes, 28-year-old Grant Michalski...

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Pre-Data Breach, Equifax Suspected China Of Spying
Pre-Data Breach, Equifax Suspected China Of Spying
September 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Before it was the victim of a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 143 million customers, Equifax was worried that sensitive data had...

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