Peru’s National Data Protection Authority launched an investigation into alleged violations of the Personal Data Protection Law by personnel from the National Superintendency of Migrations. The ANPD said the investigation follows an alleged leak of personal data from the Jorge Chávez International A...

According to The Record, a hacker breached Argentina's National Registry of Persons, stealing the personal information of every Argentinian citizen and putting it for sale online. The database, called RENAPER, is used to issue citizens identifying cards and verify personal information by other gover...

According to a blog post from Goodwin Procter, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently closed a public consultation on digital engagement practices by broker-dealers and investment advisers. So-called "dark patterns" were among the topics the SEC sought comments on while it also request...

Professionals from McMillan wrote a blog post outlining the privacy considerations for Canadian financial institutions following the government's August report on implementation of the country's open banking system. The outline covers privacy recommendations and best practices associated with data p...

Researchers at Manipal Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University and Yildiz Technical University created a model to analyze and classify sensitive financial documents, like bank statements or tax returns, while protecting users' privacy, Tech Xplore reports. Researcher Priyam Basu said the...