Personal Data Authority received 20,000 privacy complaints in first year after GDPR
In the first year after the introduction of the European Privacy Act (GDPR), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) received almost 20,000 complaints about possible breaches of privacy. In the first five months of this year, the watchdog also received almost 8,000 reports of data breaches, writes... Read more
Microsoft simplifies data privacy in Microsoft 365 with new features
Microsoft has announced a series of new features to improve its privacy controls for Microsoft 365 users and simplify its data privacy policy. That's what IT Pro says.
The new features include options to automatically expire or revoke access to encrypted emails. There are also data research capabili... Read more
Research: ‘GDPR has changed data management practices little’.
According to research by data protection company Varonis Systems, the European privacy legislation GDPR has changed little about data management practices in the first year. For example, the average large company leaves about 17 percent of its sensitive files open to every employee.
Varonis conclude... Read more
Tax and Customs Administration still does not comply with GDPR Privacy Act
One year after the introduction of the European Privacy Act, the Tax and Customs Administration reports that GDPR has still not complied with the Act. The organization states that the storage of old personal data in particular remains problematic.
Much of this obsolete information should be deleted ... Read more
Mastercard wants to take over part of the GDPR responsibility of companies
Little data is more sensitive than customers' personal and payment data. Anyone who is hacked not only has a great responsibility but also suffers irreversible damage to their image. Payment specialist Mastercard wants to meet these requirements.
Mastercard is no longer a credit card company, but a ... Read more
Cryptshare launches initiative to enable schools to communicate securely
Cryptshare starts an initiative that allows schools to exchange confidential information safely. Together with partner company Unilogic, Cryptshare launches Safe communication in education. This helps primary and secondary schools to send privacy-sensitive e-mails and files safely.
Although it is ve... Read more
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59,000 data breaches reported after GDPR introduction, but only 91 fines handed out
Since the introduction of the GDPR in Europe last May, 59,000 data breaches have been reported. Of these leaks, 15,400 came from the Netherlands, according to a report by law firm DLA Piper. So far, only 91 fines have been imposed.
This report examines the size of the current threat landscape. Nearl... Read more
‘59,000 data breaches reported since GDPR imports; most of them from the Netherlands’.
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to companies operating in the European Union, 59,000 data leaks have been received by the relevant authorities. It is striking that the Netherlands leads the list with no less than 15,400 reported data leaks.
This is the conclusion of resea... Read more
“Companies that invest in privacy achieve tangible results.
According to Cisco, companies that invest in improving their privacy practices will experience tangible benefits from these investments. This is what Cisco's 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study shows. The study shows that there is a demonstrable link between good privacy practices and business benefit... Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants global GDPR
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, would like to see a global GDPR in the near future. That's what Microsoft's highest boss told us during a conversation with journalists at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Nadella believes that GDPR is a fantastic start to treating privacy as a human right.
In the ... Read more