UK ICO received 36,000 privacy complaints, issued 3 fines: Annual Report
UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released its annual report for the year 2020-21 in July. The report documents the operational
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Tamil Nadu govt suffers a ransomware attack, hackers demand $1950
The Tamil Nadu Public Department has suffered a ransomware attack that has encrypted certain sensitive documents of the department, including
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Facebook needs to alert public about recording via smart glasses
The Irish and Italian data protection authority (DPA) have now asked Facebook to confirm if the Ray-Ban stories smart glasses
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UK govt launches consultation on data protection reforms
The United Kingdom (UK) government has launched a consultation to reform the country’s data protection regime to reduce barriers to
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JPC on Personal Data Protection Bill to meet next week
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Personal Data Protection Bill will meet on September 15 and 16. The committee will
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Irish DPC fines WhatsApp €225 million over GDPR violation
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook-owned WhatsApp €225 million ($266 mn, £193 mn) over General Data Protection
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China considering a ban on firms listing overseas citing data security risks
China continues its crackdown on the tech industry. After coming down hard on Didi and other US-listed companies, China is
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China passes new Personal Data Privacy Law
In its effort to regulate cyberspace, China has passed a new personal data privacy law to protect online user privacy.
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German DPC says Zoom is incompatible with GDPR
A German data protection commissioner (DPC) has officially warned Hamburg’s Senate Chancellery to avoid using Zoom as it is incompatible
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China reprimands 43 Apps for breaking data transfer rules
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China reprimanded 43 Apps for breaking data transfer rules.
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