All articles tagged with #personal data protection
The article warns about the risks of phone theft, emphasizing that stolen phones can lead to the loss of cryptocurrencies and personal data, and highlights the importance of digital security measures.
President Biden signs an executive order to protect Americans' personal data from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, targeting commercial data brokers that traffic in personal data. The order aims to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans' personal data to "countries of concern" and establish safeguards without limiting legitimate commerce around data. The Department of Justice will issue regulations to establish protections for Americans' sensitive personal data, including geolocation information on sensitive government sites and members of the military. The move follows Biden's previous executive order on artificial intelligence and seeks to balance technology development with national security and consumer rights.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended his decision to disclose a reporter's phone number, claiming that the law prohibiting officials from releasing personal information doesn't apply to him. This move has been criticized by press freedom groups and has raised concerns about the safety of journalists in Mexico, a country known for being dangerous for reporters. The president's actions have sparked an investigation by Mexico's National Institute for Transparency and Information Access, and have drawn condemnation from the U.S. government and media organizations.
Pro-Ukrainian hackers have been targeting Russian government agencies and businesses since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, gathering secret information and passing it on to Ukrainian security and intelligence forces. Discrepancies exist in reported breakthroughs and leaks obtained over the past 20 months, with Russian digital watchdog Roskomnadzor identifying 150 major leaks and cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab reporting 168 leaks. Hackers closely cooperate with Ukrainian intelligence services and aim to acquire data useful for Ukrainian security forces. Russia's susceptibility to hacking is increased by its reliance on Western technologies and the limited availability of anti-hacking solutions due to economic sanctions. Russia's efforts to fight hackers are limited, with the responsibility falling on Roskomnadzor, which lacks resources and the law providing little real help. The Ministry of Digital Development is preparing a bill to increase fines for data breaches, but businesses fear officials may use it for personal interests.
The European Union has approved a new privacy agreement that allows the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States without additional security measures. The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework provides an adequate level of protection for personal data, comparable to the EU's own data protection standards. The agreement aims to resolve the long-standing battle between Washington and Brussels over the safety of EU citizens' data stored in the U.S. However, privacy campaigner Max Schrems has dismissed the deal, stating that it fails to address core issues and plans to challenge it in the European Court of Justice. The agreement includes strengthened safeguards against data collection abuses and provides avenues for redress, limiting U.S. intelligence agencies' access to data. Business groups have welcomed the decision, providing legal certainty for cross-border data flows.