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October 30, 2019
Welcome to our weekly privacy newsletter to read the latest privacy-related news from across the globe. We classify our weekly privacy newsletter into three parts namely Applause, Breaches and Current News (ABC's) of Privacy news. For any feedback on our weekly newsletter, please feel free to send your comments to social@oneDPO.com.
The Imperative Programme initiative mainly focuses on how companies handle personal data of its customers. Mastercard is proposing six data responsibilities that will help companies deliver sustainable data programs. These programs are designed to face the latest privacy challenges and make the digital economy work for everyone. Mastercard is already committed to these principles, making sure personal data is leveraged only in ways that are ethical, compliant within the regulatory environment and enhance the consumer experience.
For more info https://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-establishes-principles-for-data-responsibility/
In a study conducted by Comparitech for privacy protection for the year 2018, California has been placed at the top and Pennsylvania at the bottom. California was awarded the highest score as it legislated laws such as California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018. CCPA empowers consumers with the right to know what information has any company collected about them. Consumers can also demand a company to delete their data.
For more info: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/which-us-states-best-protect-online-privacy/
MeWe is the first social network that guarantees its users total control of their data, news feeds and privacy. MeWe runs no advertising and says it does not manipulate users' news feeds in any way. Dany Gracia, CEO of Seven Bucks Productions, has invested an undisclosed amount in this startup, which positions itself as a social network rival to Facebook.
For more info: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/dany-garcia-mewe-investment-social-privacy-1203379859/
Very Good Security, a data privacy platform that helps healthcare and financial service providers to protect their customer data has raised $35 million in Series B funding. Using VGS, companies can leverage the value of data without having access to the data itself.
For more info: https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/24/very-good-security-raises-35-million-to-protect-companies-private-customer-data/
The health ministry of Malaysia has started investigations into the leak of personal data on the website of the government-linked National Neurology Registry. People were able to access identity card numbers, phone numbers, addresses and other data of more than 17,000 patients.
For more info: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/10/23/health-ministry-probes-national-neurology-registry-website-leak/
More than 7.5 million Adobe Creative Cloud users' basic details were exposed on the internet. The exposed details primarily included information about customer accounts and email addresses of the users.
For more info: https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-left-7-5-million-creative-cloud-user-records-exposed-online/
A recent survey on Australian organizations found that the number of privacy-related complaints made by Australians to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) increased by 12% in 2018-19. The most common issues raised with the OAIC were about the usage and disclosure, security, access, collection, and the quality of personal information.
For more info: https://www.zdnet.com/article/australians-made-over-3000-privacy-complaints-last-year/
An artificial intelligence hiring system is reshaping how companies assess their workforce. The recruiting-technology firm HireVue uses candidates' computer or cell phone cameras to analyze their facial movements, word choice and speaking voice before ranking them against other applicants based on an automatically generated 'employability' score.
For more info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/22/ai-hiring-face-scanning-algorithm-increasingly-decides-whether-you-deserve-job/
In the latest move, the Thailand government' has stepped up its efforts to monitor internet usage. The Thai government' has ordered all restaurants and cafes that provide Wi-Fi to start storing customer data for at least 90 days. The data will be used for investigations related to national and economic security.
For more info: https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/project-fear-expanded-thai-data-collection-law-raises-privacy-hackles
The Irish Data Protection Commission has released guidance for organizations that use cloud service providers. DPC's guidance covers the definition and security considerations around cloud computing. According to the guidance, a data controller must remain in control of the personal data to ensure security and also need to be transparent on how they process the personal data.
For more info https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/guidance-landing/guidance-organisations-engaging-cloud-service-providers
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