Privacy Transformation - Issue 34
PRIVACY
Department appeals Public Service Card enforcement notice by Data Commissioner
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has officially appealed the enforcement notice served upon it regarding the Public Services Card by the Data Protection Commissioner.
Department was advised by data consultancy not to use Public Services Card
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs was advised by a data protection consultancy not to use the Public Services Card as a mandatory requirement for accessing the new National Childcare Scheme as to do so would risk breaching the constitutional rights of children.
German DPAs propose GDPR amendments
German Federal and State Data Protection Supervisory Authorities say that while the GDPR’s has largely proved a success, some uncertainty remains.
A CJEU case that may affect our data protection re EU post-Brexit
During the aftermath of the UK general election and in the run-up to Christmas, there were some very important decisions published by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control'
An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose the inner workings of the company that collapsed after the Observer revealed it had misappropriated 87 million Facebook profiles.
Facebook Says It Won’t Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads
The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies. But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned.
Why Are You Publicly Sharing Your Child’s DNA Information?
By uploading their children’s genetic information on public websites, parents are forever exposing their personal health data.
Blog: The benefits of sharing personal data – what can we learn from Open Banking?
The ICO’s Regulators’ Business Innovation Privacy Hub has recently been looking at the key data protection considerations for innovators who are working in the Open Banking space.
SECURITY & TECH
'Serious cyber-attack' on Austria's foreign ministry
Austria's foreign ministry has been targeted by a cyber-attack that is suspected to have been conducted by another country.
At CES, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are preaching privacy. Don’t believe the hype
Privacy-washing is all the rage at this year’s big tech conference in Las Vegas.
Travelex being held to ransom by hackers
The foreign exchange firm has been forced to turn off all computers and switch to pen and paper.
Facial recognition hardware to reach over 800 million devices by 2024
A new report from Juniper Research found that facial recognition hardware, such as Face ID on recent iPhones, will be the fastest growing form of smartphone biometric hardware. This means it will reach over 800 million in 2024, compared to an estimated 96 million in 2019.
Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays
An Arkansas-based telemarketing firm sent home more than 300 employees and told them to find new jobs after IT recovery efforts didn't go according to plan following a ransomware incident that took place at the start of October 2019.
Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths
Airbnb uses an AI-powered tool to rate guests' likelihood of exhibiting "untrustworthy" traits, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and even psychopathy.
BigID bags another $50M round as data privacy laws proliferate
Almost exactly 4 months to the day after BigID announced a $50 million Series C, the company was back today with another $50 million round.
Cyber security breaches hit unprecedented highs in UK defence industry
An unprecedented number of security incidents were reported to the Ministry of Defence during the last 12 months.
GUIDANCE
EDPS Opinion on Data Protection and Scientific Research
A Preliminary Opinion from the EDPS on data protection and scientific research.
The DPC’s take on digital assistants
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) attended the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment in November 2019 to discuss the topical issue of digital assistants, which in the run up to Christmas may be of particular interest to the public.
RESOURCES
Towards Secure Blockchains
In this document, the The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) studies blockchains primarily from the point of view of IT security, but also considers further implications of the basic technical design, e.g. on efficiency or compliance with requirements from data protection. In general, blockchains offer benefits as compared to databases in terms of availability and resilience against misuse, whereas they show disadvantages in terms of confidentiality and efficiency.
First full version of the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge published
Authoritative guide to the foundational knowledge underpinning cyber security.
Connected Cars - European Data Protection Supervisor
The modern car is a computer on four wheels. Today’s cars are constantly processing and transmitting data about themselves, their surroundings and the people in it – in most of the cases even without the knowledge of the driver.
ENISA launches a tool which maps security measures for OES to international standards
ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity conducted research on international security standards per sector in order to design this new tool intended to map security measures for Operators of Essential Services (OES) to international standards.
A Proposal for a European Cybersecurity Taxonomy
The goal of this document is that of aligning the cybersecurity terminologies, definitions and domains into a coherent and comprehensive taxonomy to facilitate the categorisation of EU cybersecurity competencies.