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Facial Recognition Use Triggers GDPR Fine
2019-08-28 18:48

Sweden Issues Penalty After School Tests the TechnologySweden's Data Protection Authority has issued its first fine for violations of the European Union's General Data Protection regulation after...

When will the GDPR pot boil over? It’s sooner (and different) than you think
2019-08-21 05:15

There’s an old saying that a watched pot never boils. In reality, the sauce in that pot is heating up in a way we can’t quite see yet. After the major compliance ramp by companies in 2018, a lot...

Exploiting GDPR to Get Private Information
2019-08-13 11:17

A researcher abused the GDPR to get information on his fiancee: It is one of the first tests of its kind to exploit the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May...

GDPR privacy can be defeated using right of access requests
2019-08-12 11:07

A British researcher has uncovered an ironic, gaping security hole in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - right of access requests.

Talk about unintended consequences: GDPR is an identity thief's dream ticket to Europeans' data
2019-08-09 08:15

Revenge plan morphs into data leak discovery Black Hat When Europe introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) it was supposed to be a major step forward in data safety, but sloppy...

Marketing biz bares folks' data in the act of asking for their GDPR comms preferences
2019-07-22 08:17

Sprint Education plugged digit-diddling URL snafu quickly An education sector marketing firm has committed a data breach – ironically, because it mass-mailed people asking them to update their...

Patient Record Snooping Incident Leads to GDPR Fine
2019-07-18 20:03

Hospital in The Netherlands Slapped With Fine; May Face Additional PenaltiesAuthorities in the Netherlands recently levied a $516,000 fine under the General Data Protection Regulation against a...

Endpoint Security Evolving Against Airport Searches, GDPR
2019-07-17 12:07

Travel pressure around privacy and compliance is forcing mobile endpoint software to evolve. Media coverage of recent airport phone searches has privacy enthusiasts worried, and Europe's General...

Analysis: The Significance of GDPR Fines
2019-07-12 12:18

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the significance of fines against British Airways and Marriott for violations of the EU's GDPR. Also featured are discussions of...

GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott
2019-07-11 11:20

The ICO isn't pulling its punches: The penalty for BA's data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine.