Privacy Transformation - Issue 134

PRIVACY

DPC warns Government of need for major staffing changes

DPC warns Government of need for major staffing changes

The Data Protection Commission has called on the Government to allow it to recruit more people at higher pay to allow it to continue to operate properly in the coming years.

RELATED: Data Protection Commission says it is ‘unfit for purpose’ and in need of ‘radical’ change

‘Contrary to everything we believe in’: Irish data watchdog lobbied for business-friendly GDPR

‘Contrary to everything we believe in’: Irish data watchdog lobbied for business-friendly GDPR

The Irish Data Protection Commission lobbied to allow social networks to bypass user consent requirements within EU privacy rules, documents obtained by Max Schrems’ privacy campaign group show.

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Data protection watchdog rejects accusations it lobbied on behalf of tech giants

Statement from DPC regarding allegations made in media publications

DPC draft decision on Instagram sent to Europe

DPC draft decision on Instagram sent to Europe

The Data Protection Commission has sent a draft decision on an investigation it has been carrying out into Instagram to other data regulators across Europe for consideration.

RELATED: DPC draft decision on Instagram sent to Europe

DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims

DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims

The right to privacy and data protection would cease to exist if the Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) draft decision in a major inquiry into Facebook is allowed to stand, Norwegian authorities said

Call to record ethnic details of those stopped by gardaí

Call to record ethnic details of those stopped by gardaí

Gardaí should be required to record the ethnic, age and gender details of people who are stopped and searched, according to the Chair of the Policing Authority.

Director at Belgium’s Data Protection Authority resigns in protest over a ‘lack of independence’

Director at Belgium’s Data Protection Authority resigns in protest over a ‘lack of independence’

"I don't want to be an accomplice in this," the director said, citing colleagues with multiple conflicts of interest that hinder work at the privacy watchdog.

The way the third-party cookie crumbles: Part 1 – EU and UK developments

Part one of this two-part series addresses the current legal and regulatory developments impacting the use of third-party cookies in the EU and U.K.

[Read Part 2 Here]

RELATED: The inventor of the digital cookie has some regrets

SECURITY & TECH

EU warns adtech giants over ‘legal tricks’ as it moots changes to centralize privacy oversight

EU warns adtech giants over ‘legal tricks’ as it moots changes to centralize privacy oversight

The European Commission has given its clearest signal yet that it’s prepared to intervene over weak enforcement of the EU’s data protection rules against big tech.

RNLI takes down its website after suspected hacking attempt

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has taken down its website after “suspicious activity” and said its staff had been sent threatening emails.

Hundreds of SPAR stores shut down, switch to cash after cyberattack

Hundreds of SPAR stores shut down, switch to cash after cyberattack

Approximately 330 SPAR shops in northern England face severe operational problems following a weekend cyberattack, forcing many stores to close or switch to cash-only payments.

Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them

Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them

Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Black and Latino neighborhoods.

Germany’s new government will firmly defend encryption, key Social Democrat says

Germany’s new government will firmly defend encryption, key Social Democrat says

The next German government intends to speak more strongly in favour of end-to-end encryption and against the introduction of backdoors.

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

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

RESOURCES

UK NCSC: Update to the Cyber Essentials technical controls

UK NCSC: Update to the Cyber Essentials technical controls

In the new year, the NCSC will introduce an updated set of requirements for the Cyber Essentials scheme. This update is the biggest overhaul of the scheme’s technical controls since it was launched in 2014 and is in response to the evolving cyber security challenges that organisations now face.

Diagramming Data Transfers

Diagramming Data Transfers

International data transfer is probably one of my least favorite privacy exercises. Why? Probably my main dislike deals with the fact that its not really about privacy, but often more about protectionism. That being said, data transfers are a hot hot topic these days, both in Europe and in countries like China and Brazil.

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