Cambridge Analytica took advantage of Facebook's
weak data protection by targeting the users of a quizz app and their friends, yes
Not exact matches
Another day, another
data breach... And another instance of a bank taking the
weak posture of offering free identity
protection...
The hearings didn't reveal new information about Facebook's practices, but they suggested that many members of Congress are ready to move on from the status quo of
weak privacy
protections and unfettered
data collection by companies in the U.S. Below, we break down some of the top hits, misses, and unanswered questions from the hearings.
Matt Hancock says that the government's
Data Protection Bill will «strengthen»
protections and that he didn't to be «partisan», but
weak powers are a result of Labour's time in office.
This will provide additional
protection in this area, which is currently protected by a
weaker form of
data protection.
The law as it currently stands has
weak annual reporting requirements from government agencies, does not provide much
protection to Canadians from abusive treatment by foreign states, does not give the Privacy Commissioner order - making power, does not provide redress in cases involving harm, does not prevent over-collection of personal information, does not protect against surveillance where the
data is not recorded, and does not feature security breach disclosure requirements.
«We see in the US that the
data protection is
weaker there.
Matt Hancock says that the government's
Data Protection Bill will «strengthen»
protections and that he didn't to be «partisan», but
weak powers are a result of Labour's time in office.
As first reported in the Sunday Telegraph, Ireland's
Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) warned Facebook's security policies were too
weak to stop abuse in 2011, some three years before the breach took place.