Displaying items by tag: General Data Protection Regulation

A ruling by the European Union's top court in a case brought by the German Federal Cartel Office may result in Facebook being unable to carry out targeted advertising in the political bloc.

The hotel group Marriott International has been told by the UK Information Commissioner's Office that it will be fined a little over £99 million (A$178 million) over a data breach that occurred in December last year.

Some websites have shut down and others are either blocking users from Europe or trying to obtain consent before allowing them in as the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in the 28 states of the European Union.

File sync and share solution company Nextcloud had released a kit to help its customers to comply with the European Union's General data Protection Regulation that takes effect on 25 May (which is some hours away in Europe).

Microsoft will extend the same rights that are at the heart of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation to all its users worldwide, the company has announced.

The biggest change in laws governing data protection is due to take effect in the European Union on 25 May and a seasoned practitioner of the law in the UK says the most important part of the General Data Protection Regulation is the overall protection of data in what is an "uncertain and insecure cyber world".

More than 90% of Australian IT decision-makers, who took part in a survey that looked at their readiness to meet the standards of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, that takes effect on 25 May, have admitted that their companies are not yet ready to meet the standards demanded by the new law.

The Australian Senate has reversed its position and backed a motion by the Greens calling for the adoption of more stringent privacy protections in line with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, acknowledging that it is world's best practice.

The Australian Greens have called on the Coalition Government to update privacy protections to stay in line with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation that is scheduled to take effect on 25 May.

American security intelligence company LogRhythm has released a module to make its security solution fully compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation that is scheduled to come into force on 25 May.

Acronis president John Zanni notes the only constant in the world is change, which is especially so in the world of tech. So what changes can be expected in 2018?

BlackBerry has launched new cyber security consulting services with particular focus on General Data Protection Regulation compliance and connected automobile security.

Senior executives at companies with more than 500 employees in 11 countries appear to be somewhat casual in their approach to complying with requirements for the EU's General Data Protection Regulation that takes effect on 25 May next year.

Many Australian organisations are unprepared to comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation that comes into force in a little more than a year, a study by data management company Veritas Technologies claims.