20
Jan
FG commences national data protection certification programme
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has commenced the national certification program for data protection
20
Jan
Ftc Hands Gm A 5-year Ban On Selling Sensitive Driver Info To Data Brokers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with General Motors (GM) regarding the
13
Jan
Liquidnet to Pay $5 Million to Settle Market-Access, Data-Protection Allegations
The electronic trading network Liquidnet has agreed to pay a $5 million regulatory fine to
13
Jan
Data Protection boss sued for handling violation cases
A Nairobi lawyer has challenged the powers of Data Protection Commission to hear and determine
13
Jan
EU Commission Liable for Breaching EU’s Own Data Protection Rules
The EU Commission has been found liable for breaching the EU’s own data protection rules
13
Jan
Guardian Data Breach Exposes Millions Of User Records
Reported data breach involving Guardian.com has exposed 6.6 million user records. Leaked information includes sensitive
13
Jan
A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy
13
Jan
OneBlood confirms personal data stolen in July ransomware attack
Blood-donation not-for-profit OneBlood confirms that donors’ personal information was stolen in a ransomware attack last
13
Jan
Chile Orders World to Erase Biometric Data of Teenager
The Supreme Court of Chile has ordered World to erase all records of the biometric
06
Jan
New data privacy law allows Nebraskans to opt out of having their data sold
The Nebraska Data Privacy Act allows consumers to access, correct, or delete the data companies
