Privacy Transformation - Issue 71
PRIVACY
Civil liberties group demands action on 'largest data breach ever recorded'
The Data Protection Commission has been accused of an “unacceptable” lack of action concerning the behaviour of the online advertising industry, alleged to be “the largest data breach ever recorded”.
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Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’
Facebook fears ruling may force it to pull social media platforms from EU
Court filings show tech giant doesn’t believe it can convince Data Protection Commission to overturn preliminary ruling that bans transfer of data from EU to US
Putting a market value on genetic data
Genuity’s endeavours with the Irish public’s genetic data raise questions as to why the Government has not become involved in orchestrating a publicly-funded genomics project which would cost a fraction of the price of the private one, and would see the collated data returned to the public domain
How data becomes money - the price we pay for keeping web content free
One of the endless criticisms in the endless debate on the rights and wrongs of present-day big tech and the quest for data accountability is the idea that users of such tech are effectively walking cash-generators for the corporate behemoths.
Update on noyb’s 101 complaints on EU-US data transfers – only one country shines
Just over a month ago, noyb filed 101 complaints against several companies based in the EU/EEA as they continue to transfers personal data to Facebook and Google. Today,
SECURITY & TECH
Health Minister weighs up new case numbers system for Covid-19 app
Minister of Health wants to see Local Electoral Area data integrated into the app, which has had 1.9 million registrations since it was launched
Singapore rolls out Covid tracing tokens
Singapore is distributing tens of thousands of devices that can track who a person has interacted with.
NIST Publishes SP 800-53, Revision 5 - Security & Privacy Controls
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Revision 5, 'Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations,' represents a multi-year effort to develop the next generation of controls.
ENFORCEMENT
ICO fines company flouting the law in order to profiteer from the coronavirus pandemic
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Digital Growth Experts Limited (DGEL) £60,000 for sending thousands of nuisance marketing texts at the height of the pandemic.
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GUIDANCE
UK Government - Data Ethics Framework
The UK Government has updated its guidance for public sector organisations on how to use data appropriately and responsibly when planning, implementing, and evaluating a new policy or service.