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Dataguise announced a patent-pending method of projecting unique data counts that enables organizations to report impact of a data breach faster and more accurately to reduce risk.

BigID is a specialist in data discovery. The system applies a particularly robust set of automated tools to examine and classify all types of data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured; cloud and on-premise; in any language. For identified items, it builds a list showing the application, object name, data type, server, geographic location, and other details.

Consumers are concerned, confused and apprehensive about how businesses use their data, according to the 2020 Consumer Trust and Data Privacy Report released by Privitar. Citing a need for businesses to take a leadership role and build brand loyalty by protecting customers, Privitar’s announcement indicates that nearly half surveyed said they would not share sensitive data; a third said they did not read privacy notices; and as few as 21% said they would be willing share health data for contract tracing purposes because of privacy concerns.

A new privacy feature in Apple’s pending update has online publishers and mobile ad companies worried vast numbers of users will opt to block ads. iOS 14 has a pop-up notifying users when an app wants to track them, and requires their opt-in to allow it.

The New York Times reports that some U.S. schools that don’t want to report COVID-19 data are using HIPPA and FERPA privacy laws as an excuse. Neither law would require withholding such data as long as it didn’t contain personal information, and such a decision would pose a health risk to families and communities.

A new survey by W2O, a leader in healthcare analytics, found that 82% of U.S. consumers feel the government should regulate when and how health information is shared.  Seventy percent believe that companies are currently collecting, storing and saving their health data without their knowledge.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has updated its U.S. state privacy law comparison chart to show what’s in, what’s out, and what to watch for.

Uber’s former security chief charged with data breach cover up The California United States Attorney and FBI brought obstruction of justice charges against Uber’s former CSO for concealing a security breach that revealed PII associated with 57 million users and drivers. In a warning to other companies, the announcement stated, “We expect prompt reporting of criminal conduct. We will not tolerate corporate cover-ups”.

Aphersis raises €2.5M for privacy-safe data sharing Aphersis, which ensures secure, private data collaboration and analysis for global pharma, manufacturing and telecom companies, has just received seed funding from top-tier investors, including Twitter’s board chair. The company uses decentralized computing, federated learning and cryptographic protocols to make it possible to share highly sensitive data.

In two cases that litigants in the UK and the Netherlands believe could exceed €10BN in collective claims, the companies are being sued for use of third party cookies for ad tracking. The Dutch case, which was filed by The Privacy Collective, is the biggest in the Netherlands related to violation of GDPR. The UK case, which will be presented later this month, is in connection with GDPR and the UK’s Privacy of Electronic Communications Regulation.

In another helpful overview, conducted by sampling nearly 400,000 Internet users age 16-64, GlobalWebIndex and Datum Future provide a global index of consumer sentiment about personal data use. Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Spain, Portugal, and Malaysia topped the list for greatest concern; Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and South Korea expressed the least.