data privacy

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

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Separating Transactions From Authentication — And Authentication From The Internet
Separating Transactions From Authentication — And Authentication From The Internet
February 14, 2019  |  Authentication

Nine months in, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is gathering steam, with fines accruing. Google’s $57 million fine on data protection violations, levied in...

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Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
January 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union. On Friday (Jan. 25), the DPC said it was again looking...

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PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
January 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

With PSD2 in full swing in the European Union (EU), any merchant dealing with the payment data of EU citizens must upgrade their payment protocols...

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Ascension Leak Exposes 24M+ Loan, Mortgage Details
Ascension Leak Exposes 24M+ Loan, Mortgage Details
January 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Data and analytics company Ascension has suffered a data leak that exposed more than 24 million loan and mortgage documents from some of the country’s biggest...

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
January 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted...

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Owner Of Cambridge Analytica Slapped With $19,000 Fine
Owner Of Cambridge Analytica Slapped With $19,000 Fine
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, has been fined about $19,000 for not answering an American citizen’s request for data the company held...

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach
Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus...

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Apple Hires Facebook Critic For Privacy Team
Apple Hires Facebook Critic For Privacy Team
January 09, 2019  |  Personnel

Apple has reportedly hired Sandy Parakilas, an ex-Facebook employee who became a prominent critic of the company, as part of its privacy team. According to...

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Study: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
Study: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
January 03, 2019  |  Facebook

It’s an annual tradition come early January — people everywhere pulling back from their resolutions, finding some wiggle room in the certainty of change that...

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