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Nice GDPR overview from Brian Honan

Brian Honan was one of the lecturers at the University of Maastricht Data Protection Officer (DPO) training I recently attended in Brussels. Super smart dude and really engaging. Here Brian has provided a nice high-level overview of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what it means to data subjects and companies for SANS. And, in [...]

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Ack! More of what Facebook isn’t telling us

If you've recently downloaded all your data from Facebook and weren't horrified enough, you'll be interested in this Wired article "What's Not Included in Facebook's Download Your Data".

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Using session replay scripts and protecting user privacy

Recently I was working with a development team that wanted to implement session replay scripts, which can track things like keystrokes and mouse movements, to better understand how users were navigating the site. Depending on what kind of data is being collected on a page, these scripts can create privacy concerns. We worked through the various use [...]

Validic’s VitalSnap: simple yet oh so smart!

Validic is a cloud-based platform for healthcare companies that I have been watching for a while. They are doing some super work in the digital health space and are rolling out something really great with VitalSnap. There's a good video you can watch here but essentially it's the same process you use to deposit a cheque [...]

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Privacy and operations: GDPR Impact

While the hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth continues around the anticipated problems with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), those of us on the ground are sifting through the details to figure out how best to proceed. Many of the companies I work with are targeting the European market place or already working with [...]

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Safe Harbor – BBC World News with Nuala O’Connor

Good BBC piece that illuminates some of the basic issues of the issues and the decision. Nuala O'Connor does a great job focusing the discussion and reminding us that the problems of mass surveillance are not confined to the U.S. BBC World News, EU - US Safe Harbor Ruling

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Safe Harbor: big changes, lots of uncertainty

On October 6, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) declared Safe Harbor invalid. Safe Harbor certification is relied on by 4,000+ U.S. companies to demonstrate that they provide adequate protection for personal data transferred to them by the EU. So what's next? Many believe the reasons used to declare Safe Harbor invalid could be extended [...]

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