data protection

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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German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection

German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
January 14, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to stop Facebook from gathering some user data after its investigation found that the social media giant has been collecting information...

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PSD2 Is Coming — Are Merchants Ready?
PSD2 Is Coming — Are Merchants Ready?
December 20, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

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Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
December 12, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike might be looking to spin off its European arm after it was revealed that it’s being investigated for possible breach of the...

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IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
November 27, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google, over their data collection practices. Get the...

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Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
November 22, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the U.K.’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. Get the Full...

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GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity
November 13, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation...

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Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees
Nordstrom Breach Exposes Data On 76K Employees
November 12, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. Get...

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Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats
Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats
October 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporate cybersecurity is an ever-increasing focus of government entities, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the latest to place emphasis on the importance of safeguarding...

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