Privacy Transformation - Issue 123

PRIVACY

Survivors consider legal action to get health records amid 'bizarre' row with department

Survivors of mother and baby institutions have been told to submit FOI requests to get access to their records, despite already applying under GDPR.

Data Protection Commission concerned about Facebook's smart glasses

Data Protection Commission concerned about Facebook's smart glasses

The Data Protection Commission has expressed concern about Facebook's new smart glasses, as it is worried they could be used to covertly capture pictures and videos of other people.

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DPC Statement on Facebook Smart Glasses

Facebook warned over ‘very small’ indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns

Concerns over facial recognition in roll-out of Garda body-cams

Concerns over facial recognition in roll-out of Garda body-cams

The meeting heard from a number of concerned bodies regarding the proposed application of the bill, which was first announced last April.

Norwegian Data Protection Authority choose not to use Facebook

Norwegian Data Protection Authority choose not to use Facebook

Following a data protection impact assessment of Facebook, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority said it will not communicate through the social media platform.

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How Hamburg became Europe's unlikely data protection trailblazer

How Hamburg became Europe's unlikely data protection trailblazer

In Germany, they call him the “Facebook hunter”. He's been described as one of Europe's most powerful protectors of data privacy, has locked horns with US tech titans, and earned a troublemaker reputation across Europe.

SECURITY & TECH

Use of Windows 7 computers 'not the sole reason' for HSE cyber attack, committee hears

Use of Windows 7 computers 'not the sole reason' for HSE cyber attack, committee hears

The HSE cyber attack would “not have been prevented” if health service computers were running more up-to-date software, Minister of State Ossian Smyth has said.

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Cyber security agency 'under-resourced and over-tasked'

HSE still has 30,000 computers running Windows 7 six months after devastating cyber attack

CISA releases advisory on Conti ransomware, notes increase in attacks after more than 400 incidents

EU chief announces cybersecurity law for connected devices

EU chief announces cybersecurity law for connected devices

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a Cyber Resilience Act aimed at setting common cybersecurity standards for connected devices.

Brave Launches Brave Talk for Privacy-Preserving Video Conferencing

Brave Launches Brave Talk for Privacy-Preserving Video Conferencing

Brave has launched Brave Talk, a new privacy-focused video conferencing feature built directly into the Brave browser.

Ransomware crims saying 'We'll burn your data if you get a negotiator

Ransomware crims saying 'We'll burn your data if you get a negotiator

A couple of ransomware gangs have threatened to start deleting files if targeted companies call in professional negotiators to help lower prices for decryption tools.

Ransomware attacks on grain coops may just be the start of ag sector security woes

Ransomware attacks on grain coops may just be the start of ag sector security woes

The Record by Recorded Future gives exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to leaders, policymakers, researchers, and the shadows of the cyber underground.

The smart toilet era is here - you can now flush your privacy down the toilet

The smart toilet era is here - you can now flush your privacy down the toilet

Loo design has barely changed in 150 years – until now.Will people trade their privacy for the chance to find out exactly what is in their waste?

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.

DATA BREACH

MoD data breach ‘put lives at risk’ for more than 250 Afghan interpreters

MoD data breach ‘put lives at risk’ for more than 250 Afghan interpreters

Email to people who worked for British forces and seek relocation to UK mistakenly made addresses visible to all recipients

Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database

Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database

An unsecured database containing over 61 million records related to wearable technology and fitness services was left exposed online.

GUIDANCE & OPINIONS

EDPS: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism

EDPS: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism

EDPS Opinion on the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) package of legislative proposals.

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RESOURCES

Paper: Synthetic Data - Anonymisation Groundhog Day

Paper: Synthetic Data - Anonymisation Groundhog Day

Synthetic data has been advertised as a silver-bullet solution to privacy-preserving data publishing that addresses the shortcomings of traditional anonymisation techniques. The promise is that synthetic data drawn from generative models preserves the statistical properties of the original dataset but, at the same time, provides perfect protection against privacy attacks. In this work, we present the first quantitative evaluation of the privacy gain of synthetic data publishing and compare it to that of previous anonymisation techniques.

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