Privacy

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers. In an unproven statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court on Dec. 27, lawyers Peter Waldmann and Andrew Stein accuse…

For months, survey data has shown that very few US businesses are ready to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With just days before the legislation kicks in, at least half of US companies may still be struggling to comply. About half of US security professionals surveyed by…

Last year, California passed a landmark privacy law that gives consumers more control over their data. The legislation gives residents unprecedented rights to control what information companies collect on them and how it is used. The California Consumer Privacy Act will go into action 1 January 2020, giving residents of the state a whole…

Canada’s privacy commissioner is to be given enhanced powers to establish a new set of online regulations, protecting citizens’ privacy and their rights over the data collected on them by both private and public bodies. In a mandate letter from Canada’s newly re-elected prime minister Justin Trudeau to minister of innovation, science…

Since the launch of its DNA testing service in 2007, genomics giant 23andMe has convinced more than 5 million people to fill a plastic tube with half a teaspoon of saliva. In return for all that spit (and some cash too), customers get insights into their biological inheritance, from the superficial—do you have dry…

With just six weeks to go before the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020, a surprisingly large percentage of companies are still not ready to handle the compliance demands of the new data privacy regulation. According to a study of 85 companies by New York-based…

A pharmacy has been fined £275,000 for “cavalier” disposal of records about vulnerable care home residents, in the first fine issued for breaching GDPR rules. The London company, which supplies medicines to thousands of elderly care home residents, will be forced to pay £275,000 for dumping 500,000 medical documents containing sensitive information…

Tash Whitaker, a leading Privacy Consultant, tackles the issue of global data privacy and how an organisation can comply effectively. With over 20 years of experience with Dun & Bradstreet, Cisco and Moorcrofts LLP, Tash now uses her knowledge and experience to guide organisations through their data protection journey, offering…

The issue of data privacy has risen dramatically over the past few years, from a fringe concept to a major regulatory concern, particularly with the creation of GDPR. But what predictions do experts have for data privacy in 2020? We heard from experts across the technology space about their predictions…

The biggest recurrent motif among the major data breaches of 2019 wasn’t the black-hooded hacker in a dark room, digging into a screen full of green text. It was a faceless set of executives and security professionals under the fluorescent lights of an office somewhere, frantically dialing their attorneys and…