Segpay

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The rise of data privacy concerns has led to a surge in global regulations, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which are drafted to protect peoples individual data protection rights. If a breach occurs, identity data, once compromised, is hard to restore.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The dual impact of generative AI on payment security, highlighting its potential to enhance fraud detection while posing significant data privacy risks. It underscores the need for payment firms to balance AI innovation with robust privacy and regulatory compliance to protect sensitive consumer data. Why is it important?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Under the proposed new law, citizens would be able to change their ID number if a data breach would possibly expose them to identity theft. The current law makes it difficult to change a personal identity code. The current law makes it difficult to change a personal identity code.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When it comes to cybersecurity, the topic of data protection and privacy is arguably one of the most important. With this in mind, we set out to find out how regtech is enabling more robust data protection and privacy compliance. ” The post How is Regtech Enabling More Robust Data Protection and Privacy Compliance?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Although the law has only been in effect since Jan.1, 1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2018

According to the report citing the Irish Data Protection Commission, Facebook is under investigation by the regulator over allegations it failed to protect the privacy of its users. It confirmed to CNN late last week that it started a “statutory” inquiry into the social media giant after it received several reports of data breaches.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Dubai International Financial Centre ratified the original version of its Data Protection Law (DPL) in 2007, for example — about a year earlier than Europe’s official General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and first Payment Services Directive (PSD) launches. The Data Privacy Twist . Merchants And The Global Privacy Battle .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Data privacy and security is becoming a popular political issue, and the latest proof of that came Thursday (March 7) on Capitol Hill. The hearing took place at a time of increasing scrutiny for online privacy and security. firms were falling victim to online attacks, noting that there were 1,200 data breaches in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Facebook could get hit with a massive EU fine by a European Union privacy watchdog after the company announced on Friday (Sept 28) it had suffered a Facebook data breach that compromised the accounts of more than 50 million users. billion if regulators find the company violated the bloc’s strict new data privacy law.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This new law, approved by the president on August 11, 2023, dictates how organizations handle personal data. Until then, businesses should adhere to existing Indian privacy laws, primarily the Sensitive Personal Data or Information Rules (SPDI) 2011. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) has been passed in India.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

in which Uber will pay $148 million to resolve allegations that it violated state laws pertaining to data breach reporting. In a press release , the two AGs said the settlement also covers charges that Uber violated reasonable data security laws with its 2016 breach of driver and customer information.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Privacy Collective , a London nonprofit whose mission is to protect privacy, has filed suit with the District Court of Amsterdam, accusing the software companies of breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in their processing and sharing of people’s information by third-party tracking cookies.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Regarding data privacy concerns, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has emphasized the importance of robust data protection measures for organisations handling biometric data, including technologies like iris scanning, which Worldcoin uses.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Although the law has only been in effect since Jan.1, 1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68 percent of those breaches took months for the breached companies to discover. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real estate developer behind California’s tough new privacy law — the strictest in the U.S. Alastair Mactaggart’s 2018 state ballot initiative resulted in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and now he wants to ensure it’s bullet-proof from modifications that could weaken it. We are in the beginning.”. Effective Jan.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Princess Cruises disclosed a potential data breach in a notice posted on its website. The kinds of personal information that could have been impacted by the breach might encompass name, social security number, address or government identification number and data related to health.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 3, 2024

A big part of the GDPR is protecting people’s privacy and data from unauthorized access. According to a Verizon report , over 80% of hacking-related breaches are due to compromised passwords. CCPA compliance: California Consumer Privacy Act, focusing on consumer rights and data protection.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

California’s new consumer privacy law is facing a backlash from businesses around the U.S. which contend the law will hurt all sorts of companies, whether it’s retailers or customer loyalty programs. The consumer will actually be the big loser,” he said. “The The consumer will actually be the big loser,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

But as Prideaux noted, that sparks privacy issues for many consumers, particularly in democracies where governments can’t simply order citizens to download tracing apps. So, there’s been a lot of political pressure about privacy. The technology to do [tracing and tracking] can balance the privacy of the user,” he pointed out.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The pitch comes down to privacy. There is little questions that regularly occurring data breaches, combined with increased consumer knowledge of how their online data and personas are used for advertising, have created what can plausibly be called a privacy backlash. New laws favoring consumers have come into effect.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This extensive data privacy regulation has an impact on many U.S. The GDPR has a considerable influence on data privacy globally, but what does it mean for the US? We will examine the effects of GDPR in the US and how businesses can adhere to this European privacy law. entities due to its extraterritorial reach.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Patel, centers around the issue of whether Facebook broke the law in Illinois when it instituted a photo-tagging feature that honed in on users’ faces and tagged them against their will. Illinois ‘ biometrics privacy law says that companies must obtain written consent before collecting information about users’ faces.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

The complaint was filed with the United States District Court for the Central District of California by Gibbs Law Group on behalf of David Gritz, a resident of Pennsylvania who had bought and sold several homes. The data breach was first spotted by Krebs on Security , a security news website run by cyber expert Brian Krebs.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Privacy-Friendly Cryptographic Security in Compliance with the Law Resistance to traditional ID-based age verification is growing. While user ID-based methods remain effective and compliant, they are often seen as invasive and raise privacy concerns. This reduces the risk of breaches and misuse.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Eric Chiu, cofounder and president of HyTrust , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share insights on the SEC examining the Yahoo breaches, why a selfie app may cause more harm than good and how the U.S. Yahoo disclosed a breach of 500 million users’ data in Sept. America’s Data Breach Problem. SEC Keeps An Eye On Yahoo.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

When it comes to data privacy, it’s not all about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and it’s not all about Europe. and in the wake of GDPR, which of course took effect in May, there exists the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, known colloquially as CCPA. The law is de facto legislating the country anyway.”

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 12, 2024

This is particularly vital for businesses handling sensitive customer information, necessitating strict privacy law adherence and further emphasizing the multifaceted role of proxies in cybersecurity. They enhance performance, ensure privacy, and enable access to information, playing a vital role in the digital landscape.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the East Coast of the U.S., Wawa recently came forward with information that it found malware on its payment processing servers, and that it stopped the breach on Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Law firm McDermott Will & Emery collaborated with Ponemon Institute to assess how U.K. Corporations are bracing for major changes to their operations, and many will miss the May 25 deadline as they struggle to overcome challenges related to key components of the new rules, including data breach notification.

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VISTA InfoSec

JULY 5, 2023

Adherence to these regulations is paramount for safeguarding sensitive patient information from data breaches and cyber attacks. From March 2021 to March 2022, the average cost of a data breach in healthcare was over $10 million, up from $9.23 Thus, protecting EHRs is crucial to avoid data breaches from hackers. million people.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

With data breaches making headlines almost every other day, consumers want to know that their data is being protected, and that it’s not being used in ways they don’t approve. Some businesses are already feeling the effects of privacy regulations. Are Merchants Ready For PSD2? About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Following incidents at other airlines, Indonesian carrier PT Lion Mentari Airlines, known as Lion Air, is looking into a breach that reportedly led to passenger data on its Thai and Malaysian units to be leaked on the web. its data service provider, to probe the data breach. its data service provider, to probe the data breach. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBC) said last week that there should be a “floor” for data privacy and security regulations, a statement issued by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. He pointed to the recent enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as an example.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Google is facing a privacy complaint filed by a group of European consumer watchdogs that contend the internet giant used manipulative tactics to track the locations of web users so that it could target ads to them. Under the rule, companies have to provide a legal basis for using the personal data that is backed by consent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the internet for hackers or anyone else to view.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 businesses operating in four distinct industry sectors, and violated the privacy of over 78 million people by stealing their PII. million records. businesses. businesses.

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