General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Maritime Cybersecurity: Avoiding the Next DALIÂ
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Melissa Bert | | Cybersecurity, cybersecurity framework, Cybersecurity officer (CySO) International Maritime Organization (IMO), DALI incident, Flag state restriction, Foreign flagged vessels, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), maritime security, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Networked industrial control systems, Port state control, Supply chain failures, U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS)
U.S. ports, shipping companies and critical pipelines have repeatedly sustained cyberattacks, with increasing severity and consequences ...
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€16.7M Direct Marketing Fine Issued by Italian Authority
Plamena Gerovska | | Data Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), International, Marketing, Privacy
On July 9, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) issued a 16.7 million euro fine against Wind Tre S.p.A., an Italian telecom operator, for a number of unlawful data processing activities ...

New Push for Washington’s Privacy Bill in 2020
Nur Lalji | | biometrics, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Security, facial recognition, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Privacy, washington, Washington Privacy Act (WPA)
Washington state may be leading the charge on privacy legislation in 2020. The state legislature introduced several privacy bills during the first week of its 2020 legislative session, including an updated version ...

Notable GDPR Enforcement Actions in the First Year and Key Takeaways
Michelle Anderson | | Data Security, General, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), International, Privacy
In the year since the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect on May 25, 2018, companies worldwide have been adapting to the new privacy rules—and EU regulators have also been ...

They Can Do That?! Children’s Smartwatch Recalled over Privacy Concerns
The European Commission has recalled a German-made smartwatch for children due to privacy concerns. The recall from the European market was made through the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System (“RAPEX”), which was ...