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GDPR USA? 'A year ago, hell no ... More people are open to it now' – House Rep says EU-like law may be mulled
2018-11-08 23:04

Mega-hacks nudge Congress to consider privacy standard The rash of high-profile IT security breaches, data thefts, and other hacks that have erupted over the last year or so may push US...

First Came GDPR, Then Comes ePrivacy - What to Expect with Global Data Regulations
2018-11-08 10:44

Ever since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018, many have wondered how the law may evolve and potentially add further regulations. One of these...

How Cyber Insurance Is Changing in the GDPR Era
2018-11-07 17:33

Privacy Breach Claims Are Rising, Says Thomas Clayton of Zurich InsuranceAlthough the EU's General Data Protection Regulation only went into full effect on May 25, its mandatory privacy breach...

Post implementation, GDPR costs higher than expected
2018-11-06 06:15

A Versasec survey examining the global impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) nearly six months after its roll-out shows the privacy regulation costs more to implement than many...

GDPR’s First 150 Days Impact on the U.S.
2018-11-01 21:31

Weighing the impact of GDPR and how the historic legislation has impacted the U.S., so far.

UK Regulator Issues Second GDPR Enforcement Notice on Canadian Firm
2018-10-31 16:10

On 6 July 2018, the UK's data protection regulator (ICO) issued the first GDPR-related enforcement notice. It was delivered on Canadian firm Aggregate IQ. read more

First GDPR Enforcement is Followed by First GDPR Appeal
2018-10-10 13:37

In what has been billed as the world's first GDPR action, the UK regulator -- the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) -- quietly issued an enforcement notice against Canadian firm AggregateIQ...

The Effects of GDPR's 72-Hour Notification Rule
2018-10-03 20:24

The EU's GDPR regulation requires companies to report a breach within 72 hours. Alex Stamos, former Facebook CISO now at Stanford University, points out how this can be a problem: Interesting...

Facebook Submits GDPR Breach Notification to Irish Watchdog
2018-10-01 10:48

Report Into 50 Million Breached Accounts is Incomplete, Privacy Watchdog WarnsTo comply with GDPR, Facebook has notified Ireland's data privacy watchdog about the massive breach it has suffered,...

GDPR: Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits Come to Europe
2018-09-26 15:18

Breached businesses in Europe: Brace for more class action lawsuits seeking material and non-material damages filed by victims following mandatory data breach notifications under GDPR, says...