The Information Commissioner's Office recently issued a reprimand to a law firm which was hacked resulting in 8,234 people having their personal #data published on the dark web. The law firm was found to be in breach of the #UKGDPR's security requirements. ⚠️ Multi-factor authentication is the bare minimum security measure expected "...regardless of risk of processing." ⚠️ Where IT services are outsourced, the contract must be clear on responsibilities for security of data. #privacy #GDPR #CCPA #DataProtection #CyberSecurity #CyberMonth2024 https://lnkd.in/ePsP5KBW
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We believe that to protect personal information you need to build and maintain a culture of continuous compliance. We enable our clients to achieve this by helping their staff understand privacy; care about privacy; and do their bit to help with privacy. We provide one easy to use platform containing a comprehensive data protection compliance programme. It includes training, information, templates and reporting. If you would like to have a chat or see a demo of the product, please contact Nigel (nigel@privacycompliancehub.com) or Karima (karima@privacycompliancehub.com).
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⚠️ A reminder again that accessing personal #data without a business need to do so is a criminal offence under s170 of the Data Protection Act 2018. #privacy #GDPR #CCPA #DataProtection https://lnkd.in/esMywRNA
Criminal record and suspended prison sentence handed to former RAC employees for stealing personal information
ico.org.uk
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Meta cannot use all of the personal #data it has collected for targeted advertising. The CJEU ruled that the #GDPR principle of data minimisation precludes such use of personal data without restriction as to time and without distinction as to type of data (in this case sexual orientation which is special category data under the GDPR). In response to the judgment, Meta said it does not use special category data to personalise ads. #privacy #CCPA #DataProtection https://lnkd.in/efw7gCDx
Meta must limit data for personalised ads - EU court
bbc.co.uk
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🔐 Always store personal #data securely using appropriate technical and organisational measures as required by the #GDPR. Meta has been fined €91m by Data Protection Commission Ireland after it stored user passwords in plain text on its internal systems. The fine was issued for its failure to: ❌ apply appropriate technical and organisational measures so that user passwords were stored securely; ❌ notify the data protection authority of the #DataBreach; ❌ document the data breach. #privacy #CCPA #DataProtection
The DPC has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL). Here's a useful guide to today's decision. https://lnkd.in/edRC27Ny
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⚠️ Is your organisation using or considering introducing any of the following methods of monitoring staff: 👁️ Biometrics - eg. fingerprint/facial sign-ins? 🧑💻 Productivity Tracking - eg. keystroke monitoring, screen grabs, so-called 'emotion recognition tracking? 📹 Audiovisual Surveillance - eg. cameras in vehicles, audio recordings? 📍Location Tracking - eg. GPS tracking apps for people and/or vehicles? 🤖 AI in Hiring - eg. video interviews by AI conducting facial and so-called 'emotional' analysis to determine certain characteristics to shortlist candidates? Then read Big Brother Watch's latest report on #Bossware which contains numerous real-life examples where this technology has been introduced in the workplace and has had a negative impact on staff. Monitoring of employees has increased dramatically since the pandemic with low level surveillance via platforms such as Microsoft Teams becoming normalised. Organisations which intend to implement such technology where it is necessary and proportionate should consider the Information Commissioner's Office's guidance on Employment practices and data protection: monitoring workers ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eBXzte_b The Big Brother Watch report also outlines the steps which should be conducted before introducing intrusive technology such as: ✅ completing a data protection impact assessment; ✅ carrying out an algorithmic impact assessment; ✅ consideration of the negative effects on employees not just the hoped for convenience and efficiency gains; ✅ prior consultation with staff or their representatives; ✅ providing transparent information about the tech and what it is being used for. #privacy #GDPR #CCPA #DataProtection #surveillance https://lnkd.in/eQz6vy6a
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📢 UK Instagram and Facebook users should look out for in-app notifications this week informing them that their public posts will be used to train Meta's #AI products unless they actively object using the form provided. Meta previously suspended its plans to use public posts by people in the UK and EU to train its AI following engagement with #DataProtection regulators, the ICO and the Irish DPC. One of the concerns raised was the complexity of the objection process. Meta says it has made the form simpler incorporating feedback from the ICO. Meta is justifying its use of UK Instagram and Facebook posts as making its generative AI models "reflect British culture, history and idiom." Plans to use EU users' personal #data remain suspended. #privacy #GDPR #CCPA https://lnkd.in/g_j3bZWX
Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users' public Facebook and Instagram posts | TechCrunch
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"People with symptoms of sensitive medical conditions, including cancer and sexually transmitted infections, are among almost a million individuals who had their personal information published online following a ransomware attack that disrupted NHS hospitals in London earlier this year..." #privacy #GDPR #CCPA #DataProtection #DataBreach https://lnkd.in/eVJVacsz
Data on nearly 1 million NHS patients leaked online following ransomware attack on London hospitals
therecord.media
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Transport for London has confirmed customer #data including names, email addresses and home addresses have been compromised in the #CyberAttack on it. About 5,000 people have also had their bank details exposed in the resulting #DataBreach. #privacy #GDPR #CCPA #DataProtection #CyberSecurity https://lnkd.in/eUqF9jmw
Were your details leaked in TfL cyber attack? Everything we know
standard.co.uk
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👀 Google is the latest big tech company to come under scrutiny by the Data Protection Commission Ireland for processing its users' personal #data to develop its #AI products. The Irish data protection authority announced today that it is investigating whether Google complied with its obligation under the #GDPR to conduct a data protection impact assessment (#DPIA) before using the personal data of people in the EU/EEA to develop its AI model PaLM 2. DPIAs are compulsory where the potential processing poses a high risk to individuals and must be carried out before processing commences. The inquiry follows engagement by the Irish DPA with: ➡️ Meta - after which Meta paused its plans to train its LLM on public content posted on FaceBook and Instagram by users in the EU/EEA; and ➡️ X - where X agreed to stop processing EU/EEA users' personal data to train its Grok AI tool after the DPA issued court proceedings against it. #privacy #CCPA #DataProtection
📢Latest News: Data Protection Commission launches Inquiry into Google AI Model https://lnkd.in/ej8dWWVB