The European Union wants to bolster tech innovation within the single market as artificial intelligence is predicted to catapult economic growth, but some have expressed fears AI use might conflict with levels of automatic protection expected under the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Shades of SolarWinds in lessons from MOVEit hack
A ransomware attack affecting some of the U.K.’s largest corporations has highlighted once again how exposed organizations can be if the levels of cybersecurity used by their third parties are not as strong as expected.
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Swedish DPA fines Spotify $5.4M for ‘low level’ GDPR lapses
Sweden’s data protection authority levied a fine of 58 million Swedish krona (U.S. $5.4 million) against music streaming service Spotify following an audit on how the company handles customers’ rights to access their personal data.
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Survey: Social risks in supply chain prove vexing for GRC professionals
Respondents to a survey conducted by the International Compliance Association said they were confident they understood and are properly monitoring the social risks in their companies’ supply chains, though blind spots regarding cultures and strategic plans remain.
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Microsoft reserves $425M for LinkedIn GDPR penalty
Microsoft will reserve $425 million to pay a potential fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission regarding alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation by its social media subsidiary, LinkedIn.
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Five years of GDPR: Experts forecast changes to come for landmark privacy law
The fifth anniversary of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation coming into force has highlighted the many successes of the legislation but also exposed areas where the law is still untested and unclear.
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Record Meta fine brings wider GDPR ramifications for EU-U.S. data transfers
Meta’s latest punishment for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation will have far-reaching ramifications for companies both in Europe and beyond.
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Five years in, GDPR still a lightning rod for criticism
The General Data Protection Regulation risks losing credibility if enforcement is not harmonized and privacy by design is not at the heart of tech innovation, said EU officials during a summit marking the fifth anniversary of the legislation.
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Expert: It’s time to embrace artificial intelligence
The rapid rate at which technology is developing is staggering, particularly in relation to artificial intelligence. Can we, as compliance practitioners, keep up?
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Meta fined record $1.3B in GDPR data transfer ruling
The Irish Data Protection Commission announced a record penalty of €1.2 billion (U.S. $1.3 billion) against Meta regarding its transfers of user data from the European Union to the United States in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
