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E-Privacy Regulation

2017-12-27 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 31)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Corporate profits to take more hits from Ukraine cyber attack
  • New Anthem data breach by contractor affects more than 18,000 enrollees
  • Steve Bannon wants Facebook, Google ‘regulated like utilities’
  • Cnil issues first fine for data protection violations
  • ‘Anonymous’ browsing data can be easily exposed, researchers reveal | Technology
  • EU privacy watchdog: Privacy shield should be temporary
  • Amber Rudd claims “real people” don’t care about end-to-end encryption
  • Can cellphones handle vehicle-to-vehicle comms better than radio networks?
  • Once-Rejected FAA Software Upgrade May Prevent Planes From Landing on Taxiways

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Aviation, Cryptography, Data Breach, E-Privacy Regulation, GDPR, InfoSec, Privacy, Privacy Shield

2017-12-22 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 30)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Virgin America says a hacker broke into its network, forced staff to change passwords
  • Wells Fargo Accidentally Releases Trove of Data on Wealthy Clients
  • Details of 400,000 loan applicants spilled in UniCredit bank breach
  • CJEU limits transfer of sensitive personal data outside EU; what does that mean for Privacy Shield and Brexit?
  • Legal boffins poke holes in EU lawmaker’s ePrivacy proposals
  • Privacy watchdog proposes mandatory notification for certain data breaches
  • Using a blockchain doesn’t exempt you from securities regulations
  • ALIS in Blunderland: Lockheed says F-35 Block 3F software to be done by year’sALIS in Blunderland: Lockheed says F-35 Block 3F software to be done by year’s end
  • Concerned about connected car privacy? Bluetooth sensors used to track traffic

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Aviation, Cryptography, Data Breach, E-Privacy Regulation, GDPR, InfoSec, Privacy, Software Security

2017-12-20 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 25)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
  • Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
  • ‘Serious concern’ over exemption of public bodies from data protection fines
  • Corporate Surveillance in Everyday Life
  • Personal details of nearly 200 million US citizens exposed
  • Web Hosting Company Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Hackers to Get Files Back
  • Parliament hit by ‘sustained’ cyber-attack
  • Cyber attacks: EU ready to respond with a range of measures, including sanctions
  • No, really. You can see through walls using drones and Wi-Fi

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Cryptography, E-Privacy Regulation, GDPR, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy

2017-12-19 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 22)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • Chinese Malware Fireball Infects More than 250 Million Computers
  • Kmart Confirms Breach at Unspecified Number of Stores
  • OneLogin suffers breach—customer data said to be exposed, decrypted
  • Defense contractor stored intelligence data in Amazon cloud unprotected [Updated]
  • NORK spy agency blamed for Bangladesh cyberheist, Sony Pictures hack
  • Standing Rock Documents Expose Inner Workings of “Surveillance-Industrial Complex”
  • Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws | Media
  • Digital Privacy Is Making Antitrust Exciting Again
  • Making Google the Censor

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: Data Breach, E-Privacy Regulation, InfoSec, Online surveillance, Privacy

2017-06-01 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy stories of 2017 (week 17)

These are the noteworthy stories, in no particular order, that peaked my interest for this week.

  • European Commission, experts uneasy over WP29 data portability interpretation
  • EDPS calls for strong and smart new rules to protect confidentiality of communications
  • New European Union Financial Rules to Give U.S. Consumers Protection as Well
  • Hyundai app security blunder allowed crooks to ‘steal victims’ cars’
  • Malware Uses Apple Developer Certificate to Infect MacOS and Spy on HTTPS Traffic – Mac Rumors
  • BBC exposes flaws in ‘world’s most secure’ email service
  • Snapchat tops Facebook and Twitter on privacy — here’s why brands should care
  • Data protection boss vows she will use new powers to fine firms up to €20m
  • How to . . . tighten up your online privacy

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: E-Privacy Regulation, GDPR, InfoSec, Privacy, Software Security

2016-12-31 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

The niner noteworthy and the 12 recaps of 2016 (day 6)

Social media and European privacy laws have been at odds for some time now. With the general data protection regulation (GDPR) being adopted in May this year and the ever growing concerns on data protection, specifically on data transfers to the US, it is no wonder that there is enough news to write about.
Specifically when companies like Whatsapp and Facebook decide to do some data sharing without the consent of their user’s (ehm. products).
Whilst that privacy story takes up one-third of this listing, there are enough other stories around on the new upcoming E-Privacy directive revision, Google’s new attempt at a social media chat service, Uber’s data hunger on GPS location data and backdoors left in Skype clients.

In chronological order:

  • EU to crack down on online services such as WhatsApp over privacy
  • WHATSAPP’S PRIVACY CRED JUST TOOK A BIG HIT
  • Google weakens Allo chat app privacy promise
  • Germany calls halt to Facebook’s WhatsApp info slurp
  • Facebook chokes off car insurance slurp because – get this – it has privacy concerns
  • Facebook halts WhatsApp data sharing across Europe over privacy concerns
  • Uber begins background collection of rider location data
  • Skype backdoor missed by Microsoft development team
  • Amazon Echo and Questions of Consumer Privacy

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Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: E-Privacy Regulation, InfoSec, Privacy

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