European Union – PossibleThreat Articles

MalwareBytes Security

Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review

December 23, 2019 0 Comments access act, California Consumer Privacy Act, comprehensive data privacy law, comprehensive data privacy legislation, copra, dashboard act, data as property, data as property rights, data interoperability, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, interoperability, mind your own business act, online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:41:31 +0000

Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.

Categories:

Privacy

Tags: ACCESS Act California Consumer Privacy Act comprehensive data privacy law comprehensive data privacy legislation COPRA Dashboard Act data as property data as property rights data interoperability data portability Data privacy data privacy law data privacy legislation European Union gdpr General Data Protection Regulation interoperability Mind Your Own Business Act online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation pay-for-privacy US data privacy legislation

(Read more…)

The post Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

November 6, 2019 0 Comments access act, apple pages, Big Tech, center for democracy and technology, competition, congress, data interoperability, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, ello, European Union, facebook, Facebook Messenger, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Google, google docs, Instagram, interoperability, LinkedIn, Mark Zuckerberg, mastodon, Messenger, Microsoft Word, portability, Privacy, senate, the access act, twitter, us congress, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, user privacy, whatsapp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

Categories:

Privacy

Tags: ACCESS Act Apple Pages Big Tech Center for Democracy and Technology competition congress data interoperability data portability Data privacy data privacy laws data privacy legislation Ello European Union facebook Facebook Messenger gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Google google docs Instagram interoperability LinkedIn Mark Zuckerberg Mastodon messenger microsoft word portability Senate The ACCESS Act twitter US Congress US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation user privacy whatsapp

(Read more…)

The post ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Security Sophos

Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system

October 31, 2019 0 Comments authentication and trust services, eidas, electronic identification, EU, European Union, Government security, sec consult, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:47:20 +0000

The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pCEuDkvSosQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide

October 7, 2019 0 Comments austria, defamation, EU, european court of justice, European Union, eva glawischnig-piesczek, facebook, greens, illegal content, Law & order, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:05:57 +0000

The EU’s top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oaBb-PIYY-o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Brave, Brave browser, business roundatble, california, California Consumer Privacy Act, center for democracy and technology, consumer privacy, consumer privacy law, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EU, European Union, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Maine, montana, nevada, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, Purism, senator ron wyden, Technet, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Federal Trade Commission, Vermont

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000

Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.

Categories:

Privacy

Tags: Brave Brave browser Business Roundatble California California Consumer Privacy Act Center for Democracy and Technology consumer privacy consumer privacy law Data privacy data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation EU European Union facebook Federal Trade Commission gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Maine montana Nevada pay-for-privacy Purism Senator Ron Wyden Technet US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Federal Trade Commission Vermont

(Read more…)

The post CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 0 Comments Awareness, credit monitoring, data breach, data breach settlement, Equifax, EU, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, fraud prevention, FTC, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, identity theft, phishing, scams, settlement, social security numbers

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

Categories:

Awareness

Tags: credit monitoring data breach data breach settlement Equifax EU European Union Federal Trade Commission fraud fraud prevention FTC gdpr General Data Protection Regulation identity theft phishing scams settlement social security numbers

(Read more…)

The post How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?

July 19, 2019 0 Comments AB 846, AB 873, Brave, Brave browser, California Consumer Privacy Act, data broker, Data privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, digital bill of rights, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo, European Union, federal data privacy law, federal data privacy legislation, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Ghostery, internet service provider, Lavabit, Maine, preempt, preemption, Privacy, protonmail, Purism, right to access, social purpose company, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Senate Judiciary Committee, Vermont, Vivaldi

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they’re all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

Categories:

Privacy

Tags: AB 846 AB 873 Brave Brave browser California Consumer Privacy Act data broker Data privacy data privacy laws data privacy legislation digital bill of rights Disconnect DuckDuckGo European Union federal data privacy law federal data privacy legislation gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Ghostery internet service provider Lavabit Maine preempt preemption protonmail Purism right to access social purpose company US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Senate Judiciary Committee Vermont Vivaldi

(Read more…)

The post What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.