CDP Institute

The initiative is intended to safeguard individual rights, particularly in the face of government requests for data that can come without customer knowledge. The principles specify that governments should engage customers first, address conflicts of law and support cross-border data flow; customers have right to notification, and cloud providers have the right to protect customer interests.

Members of the Global Encryption Coalition were among a large group that sent an Open Letter to Belgian Ministers requesting the maintain privacy protection for citizens against “back-door-access” to end-to-end encrypted data. The concern is that by allowing 3rd party access to law enforcement to access data of specific users, they would have access to the full data set weakening the system.

Hong Kong’s new law against doxxing (allowing public release of information identifying an individual) has raised concern from diverse groups. Human rights advocates fear it can be used to crack down on dissent and tech companies worry it may hinder business operations. The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance amendment bill gives Hong Kong’s privacy commissioner very broad powers and extra-territorial scope, including the ability to force internet providers to cease operations and it comes with as high penalty as a HK$1 million fine and five years in jail.

Cyberattacks have been rising this year, and a new Arctic Wolf survey of more than 1,400 IT leaders at enterprise organizations reveals just how much. Thirty-two percent of organizations experienced a breach that exceeded six figures; 61% of business owners admitted to concealing a breach; and 74% of executives believe their security teams lack capacity and expertise needed.

Recommendation engine GetApp’s Data Security Report found that across US industries, phishing emails tripled in the last 2 years, ransomware attacks increased 25% since last year, and that rampant reuse of passwords is strongly associated with higher incidences of security breaches.

Digital security company Aura released results of a survey conducted with The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 U.S. adults which found 87% view cyber warfare as a top threat to the next generation, surpassing global warning and this or another pandemic. Further, only healthcare providers were trusted by more than half to protect against cybercrime, with retailers and online providers were only trusted by 25%, and government by 29%.

A change in Epic’s Kids Web Services (KWS) will allow developers to verify the identity of parents or guardians and, the company says, once verified, the system will retain the information making it easier for other developers to comply with laws, including COPPA (US), the Age-Appropriate design code (UK), and GDPR-K.

Turns out Instagram teen targeting is just the tip of the kid-sales iceberg at Facebook. This week while US Senators were grilling the company about harm its research showed Instagram photo-sharing doing to teens, the Wall Street Journal reported on more company research that reveals the company was looking to explore how even preschool children might be converted to platform users. Interestingly the article adds, Facebook daily use among teens fell 19% in the last two years, and is projected to drop an additional 45% by 2023 – teens seem to... Read More >

The multi-module program includes training on data privacy law, privacy management, governance and operations.

The company also announced a new partnership with Ketch, and one pending with TransUnion.

The move, aimed at tightening Beijing’s grip on tech companies, is projected to include allowing users to turn off algorithms – and may result in regulation stricter than GDPR.