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A new LinkedIn breach is reported to have exposed the data of 700M users, more than 92% of LinkedIn’s total users. A sample of 1M that looks to be valid was posted on the dark web. Information obtained includes names, phone numbers, email and geolocation records.

Consumers in the Netherlands are joining the Data Privacy Foundation and a consumer protection group there, who will sue Facebook over privacy-hostile practices. To date, 185,000 people have registered. The suit is viewed as a potentially important route to work around a perceived bottleneck in GDPR enforcement.

The Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (DSL) has been issued and will come into effect September 1. The law governs data activities conducted in China as well as that of organizations from outside that are determined by their activity to harm China’s national security, public interest, or legal interest of its organizations or citizens. It broadens restrictions on transmitting any data for foreign and judicial law enforcement and imposes multiple obligations for data security with a hefty fine for violation, including possible confiscation of up to... Read More >

Edelman released its global brand tracker survey based on interviews with 14,000 participants, including from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, UK, and the U.S. Results showed a 37% increase in preference for businesses that prioritize value, customer safety, and people, and 88% of respondents said trusting a brand outweighed customer service, convenience, or even loving the brand.

Trulioo’s survey of more than 3,000 consumers in the U.S., UK and China found that since last year, 68% of consumers are doing more to protect themselves from fraud and need brand assurance that this is a priority. Concerns are heightened when opening new accounts with security (64%, rising to 80% in China) and transparency (49%) together ranking far ahead of other factors.

Anticipating that U.S. privacy regulations, including California’s CPRA, Virginia’s VCDPA, and the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which may by signed next week, are likely to follow GDPR in requiring privacy impact and risk assessments, Truyo has launched Truyo PIA, a free Cloud-based privacy assessment tool.

The new company, System1 Group, will use the funding to grow its privacy-focused products and further diversify.