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Czechia: ÚOOÚ publishes recommendation on position of data protection: On August 12, 2024, the Office for Personal Data Protection (ÚOOÚ) announced that it published its Recommendation No. 2/2024 on the position of commissioners for the protection of personal data, as #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

ICO sanctions Labour Party for insufficient DSAR responses: The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office reprimanded the Labour Party for allegedly failing to respond to subject access requests and tell people what personal information it holds about them. The party found hundreds of unanswered requests for the information during its investigation and added temporary staffers to clear the backlog out. Full story #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

Action taken against Labour Party for failing to respond to requests for personal information on time: We have issued a reprimand to the Labour Party for repeatedly failing to respond to people who asked it what personal information the party held on them – known as a subject access request (SAR). #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

Back-to-School Compliance Checklist: Key Privacy & Data Security Considerations for Oregon K-12 Administrators: Summer vacation is winding down and teachers and students will soon be returning to classrooms across Oregon. While teachers are freshening up their classrooms for the new school year, administrators should remember to freshen up their legal compliance duties for the new school year. Some of those duties are likely already part of administrators’ routine. Annual Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) notice? Check ✓ What about a review of contracts that likely annually auto-renew,... By: Miller Nash LLP #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

Revenge Porn—How to Protect Your Right to Privacy | New York Law Journal: Although legal remedies exist at both the federal and state levels, victims often face significant challenges when they seek justice, write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack. #privacy #dataprotection #dataprivacy

France: CNIL publishes monitoring tool for BCRs: On August 27, 2024, the French data protection authority (CNIL) announced the publication of a monitoring tool for Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). CNIL reminded that it also published a BCR #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

Op-ed: Prioritizing US financial privacy: In an op-ed for The Hill, Cato Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives Director of Financial Regulation Studies Jennifer Schulp said protecting financial privacy should be a priority for both political parties during the upcoming U.S. election. Schulp claimed "an interest in protecting financial privacy shouldn't be the province of one political party. Easy government access to financial data poses risks to everyone — not just those with something to hide." Full story #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

How to prioritize data privacy in core customer-facing systems: Evolving global data privacy regulations are keeping marketers on their toes. In April 2024, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was introduced in the Senate. The proposed bill would create a federal consumer privacy framework akin to the GDPR, which regulates consumer data privacy protections in the EU. If the APRA passes in its current form, US citizens would gain the right to access, correct, delete and export all collected data. This fraught regulatory and … More → The post How to prioritize data privacy in core customer-facing systems appeared first on Help Net Security. #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

Out of Sync: Mitigating Data Privacy and Security Risks Stemming From Data Syncing Across Devices: With organizations holding more and more data digitally, there is an increased need to ensure data remains accessible across the organization at any given time. To that end, many organizations use tools that synchronize the organization’s data across various databases, applications, cloud services, and mobile devices, which involves updating data in real-time or at scheduled intervals to ensure that changes made in one location are reflected in all other locations where the data is stored.... By: Jackson Lewis P.C. #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

International: Russia and China reinforce cooperation for AI: On August 22, 2024, the National Center for Artificial Intelligence Development under the Government of the Russian Federation (National Center for AI) announced that Russia and China decided to #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy