Decision Marketing reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office has walked straight into a major row up after issuing its first ever fine for the destruction of personal data – in breach of UK GDPR – with some data protection professionals questioning not only the timing of the penalty but whether an obvious cock-up warranted such action…
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Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Congress to Protect Americans from Masked ICE Agents
July 15 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that prohibits federal immigration agents from wearing masks that conceal their identities and requires them to clearly identify themselves and their agency during civil enforcement actions. In a letter sent to…
Sacred Secrets: The Biblical Case for Privacy and Data Protection
Emmanuel Kwasi Gadasu writes: As both a Christian and a Data Protection Officer with understanding of Ghana’s Protection Act and frameworks like the GDPR and CCPA, I firmly believe that the principle of privacy is not only ethical and legal—it is spiritual. From the Garden of Eden to the Proverbs of Solomon, the Bible speaks to…
How Internet of Things devices affect your privacy – even when they’re not yours
The Internet of Things, which includes wearables, appliances and cars, is collecting an increasing amount of information about you. lupengyu/Moment via Getty Images David Sella-Villa, University of South Carolina Some unusual witnesses helped convict Alex Murdaugh of the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The first was Bubba, Maggie’s yellow Labrador retriever. Prosecutors…