Regulatory (41)
Booking.com Fined $560k Under GDPR for Late Breach Report
- Friday, 09 April 2021
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A Dutch regulator has fined travel website Booking.com €475,000 ($560,000) for not reporting a data breach as soon as required under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. So reports Forbes.com.
Read more...Federal Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Congress
- Tuesday, 16 March 2021
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Legislation to establish a national protocol for data protection has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. So reports The Hill.
Read more...What Do You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Consumer Privacy Law?
- Thursday, 04 March 2021
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Virginia has become the second state with a consumer data privacy law, following California. Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Consumer Data Protection Act, as The Hill reports.
Read more...WhatsApp-Facebook Transparency Review Moves Ahead in EU
- Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A protracted European Union probe into the transparency of data sharing between WhatsApp and parent company Facebook has made its first big leap toward completion. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Instagram’s Child Data Privacy Under EU Probe
- Thursday, 22 October 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner is investigating complaints about how Instagram processes the personal data of children. So reports Yahoo Finance.
Read more...Social Media Giants Face Call for Security Rules After Twitter Probe
- Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
If Facebook, Twitter and other key social media companies can’t lock down their cybersecurity, a regulator should be set up to help them do the job.
Read more...House Passes IoT Security Legislation
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to shore up the security of federal devices connected to the internet. So reports The Hill.
Read more...California’s Privacy Law Spurs Class Action Against Minted
- Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the new state privacy law that took effect in January, has fueled a proposed class action lawsuit against online stationery marketplace Minted. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Why the Feds Rebooted Their Security Fight with Apple
- Sunday, 31 May 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
U.S. authorities’ decision to resume a long-standing cybersecurity beef with Apple appears to signal a broader battle in Congress.
Read more...UK Supreme Court Decides on 'Rogue Employee' Data Breach
- Friday, 10 April 2020
- Regulatory
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
In a key decision, the UK Supreme Court has found that supermarket chain Morrisons was not liable for a data breach carried out by a former internal auditor at the company. So reports Accountancy Daily.
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