Meta fined $1.3B for violating EU GDPR data transfer rules on privacy
The Irish Data Protection Commission has levied a record-breaking fine against Facebook's parent company, Meta, for transferring data to the US without data privacy safeguards.
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EU parliamentary committee says 'no' to EU-US data privacy framework
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has recommended that the European Commission reject the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which would govern the way in which the personal information of EU citizens is handled by US companies.
The committee’s decision — formally, a draft motion for a resolution— represents a rejection of the European Commission’s recommendation, announced in December, that the data privacy framework should be adopted. The recommendation stated that US law now offers an “adequate” level of protection for the personal data of EU users of US companies’ services.
TikTok CEO told to “step up efforts to comply” with digital laws
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: TikTok Tags: Shou Zi Chew Tags: Thierry Breton Tags: EU Commissioner Tags: Digital Markets Act Tags: DMA Tags: Digital Services Act Tags: DSA Tags: Vera Jourova Tags: Caroline Greer Tags: GDPR Tags: General Data Protection Regulation Tags: Code of Practice on Disinformation In a recent meeting with TikTok’s CEO, EU commissioner Thierry Breton impressed upon the company the need to comply with EU laws in light of the DSA, the DMA, and the GDPR. |
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Read moreEurope threatens to ban Facebook over data transfers to the US
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:36:30 +0000
The EU is warning Meta that it needs to make big changes to the way it handles data transfers between the Europe and US.
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Read moreInstagram introduces new ways for users to verify their age
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:47:00 +0000
Meta has announced it’s going to test new age verification methods like social vouching and video selfies for INstagram users.
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Read moreA week in security (March 2 – 8)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000
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| A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl. Categories: Tags: a week in securityawiscathay pacificcoronavirusexploitgdprmalwaremicrosoftMobilephishinground upsecurityTESCOweek in securityzynga |
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Read moreTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 128
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:25:44 +0000
On this podcast, Dave and Jeff talk shop on the latest security issues exposed in Ring, GDPR’s impact, corporate espionage, a surprise Microsoft update, and more.
Read moreFintech security: the challenges and fails of a new era
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:24:35 +0000
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| The fintech industry has gone through some dramatic changes during the last decade and is still trying to adapt. Is security still one of their priorities? Categories: Tags: cryptocurrencyfinacialsfintechgdprgreen padlockidentity managementMagecartpayment requestsransomwarevital infrastructureweb skimmers |
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