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Will blockchain run afoul of GDPR? (Yes and no)

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 03:02:00 -0700

As the EU prepares to roll out new data protection regulations this month, concerns are emerging that they could dissuade businesses from rolling out blockchain-based projects because the online transaction technology might innately break the new rules.

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) targets citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII), providing transparency around its use and giving people the right to restrict its use or request it be deleted all together.

While GDPR never mentions PII, the new rules describing “personal data” are synonymous with it: “Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. Different pieces of information, which collected together can lead to the identification of a particular person, also constitute personal data.” In short, it means any data that can be tied back to person’s identity.

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This Week in Security News: Zippy’s and Flynn

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 13:00:12 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Hawaii-based restaurant Zippy’s suffered a POS data breach. In addition, Uber executive John Flynn argued that user expectations on data protection are rising, but consumers still aren’t…

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What HIPAA and Other Compliance Teaches Us About the Reality of GDPR

Credit to Author: Greg Young| Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 14:00:46 +0000

with contributing author, William J. Malik, CISA | VP, Infrastructure Strategies The date for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance is three months away, yet many organizations, especially those outside Europe, remain unprepared. It turns out that the experiences from other privacy compliance regulations are less helpful than assumed, but the best lessons learned may be…

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PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY – Part 2: How to Maximize Your Privacy on Social Media and in Your Browser

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 15:44:51 +0000

As social media sites become a bigger part of users' daily lives, they must be increasingly careful about their online privacy.

In the last post we highlighted the privacy risks associated with using popular social networking sites and browsers. You might not appreciate just how much of your personal data is being accessed by advertisers and other third parties via your social media accounts and internet browsing. Similarly, your privacy settings may have changed significantly since…

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