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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Zealand Privacy Act and Digital Trust in the 21st Century

May 2, 2017

This article is based on a presentation made during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016. Author Karen Ngan is a commercial law partner at Simpson Grierson (New Zealand) . She co–heads the firm's information and communications technology group and its data protection and privacy group. In this article she discusses some of the challenges with dealing with 21st century privacy issues under a Privacy Act that is over 20 years old. She also covers some of the measures or practices that have been taken to address some of these challenges.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Age for Privacy in Mobile Advertising

May 20, 2017

Telcos have their sights set on mining the rich data they gather from customers in order to increase revenues gathered by selling that data to media buyers. However, it’s an approach that they need to consider carefully. Increased regulation and scrutiny by authorities means that they can no longer simply use (or sell) consumer data in any way they see fit.

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Data Protection Insights

Conventional Access Control Death and the Birth of Attribute Based Access Control

June 3, 2017

Attribute based access control provides a dynamic level of access control, based on the environment and conditions, needed for privacy and data protection.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy and Anonymity in the Age of Big Data

June 22, 2017

A key concept of many privacy laws is the definition of “personal data”, “personal information” or “personally identifiable information”. If it’s not “personal data”, you are likely outside of the scope of data protection laws, however that is a line in the sand which is constantly moving – in this article David Fraser of McInnes Cooper in Canada examines what that constantly shifting line means for privacy, and the individual.

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Data Privacy Insights

Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippines Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)

June 23, 2017

In this article, Mary Thel Mundin examines the recently implemented rules and regulations of the Data Privacy Act of the Philippines (RA 10173) and the implications for organisations that handle personal data both within the borders of the Philippines and those who handle personal data and have links to the Philippines.

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Data Privacy Insights

How to Fit Privacy and Security Using International Standards

July 10, 2017

Yoshihiro Satoh pointed out the difference between privacy and security and then explained about the specific measures for each and also the common measures between them.

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Cyber Security Insights

Does the 21st Century Business Really need Cyber Liability Insurance?

July 13, 2017

If your business is dealing with data then ignoring the peace of mind that cyber liability insurance would provide would be foolhardy. In fact, the very survival of a business that stores and leverages customer data in any way may very well depend on good cyber liability coverage.

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Cyber Security Insights

Five Ways to Stop Ransomware Attacks from Ruining Your Day

July 26, 2017

Ransomware attacks are the frightening new hacking phenomenon that is hitting businesses all over the world. Here are five ways to stop ransomware attacks.

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Data Privacy Insights

Challenges of Big Data Privacy for Today’s Innovative Enterprises

August 1, 2017

With every new opportunity comes new challenges. How can innovative enterprises capture the vast potential and rise up to the challenge of big data privacy?

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: What You Gave Away

August 8, 2017

How many privacy policy and terms of use agreements have you just clicked 'Accept' without giving a second thought? Sadly, you gave up plenty by doing so.

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Insights

New Zealand Privacy Act and Digital Trust in the 21st Century

New Age for Privacy in Mobile Advertising

Conventional Access Control Death and the Birth of Attribute Based Access Control

Privacy and Anonymity in the Age of Big Data

Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippines Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)

Does the 21st Century Business Really need Cyber Liability Insurance?

Five Ways to Stop Ransomware Attacks from Ruining Your Day

Challenges of Big Data Privacy for Today’s Innovative Enterprises

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: What You Gave Away

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?

Commercial Location Data Used to Track Deployed U.S. Military Across Theaters of Operation

Carnival Cruise Data Breach Exposes Nearly 6 Million People in Cyber Attack Linked to ShinyHunters