In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Australia released draft legislation that would increase penalties and require parental consent for children under 16. Brazil's Senate Plenary approved a proposed constitutional amendment making personal data protection a fundamental right. ...

In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Australia released draft legislation that would increase penalties and require parental consent for children under 16. Brazil's Senate Plenary approved a proposed constitutional amendment making personal data protection a fundamental right. ...

A report from Mastercard’s RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute found multiparty data breaches create 26 times more financial damage, VentureBeat reports. The “Ripples Across the Risk Surface” study compiled data from more than a decade of publicly reported breaches and is based on an analysis of 897...

A new report from EY shows 24% of Canadian executives begin implementing cyber and security practices in planning stages of projects, IT World Canada reports. EY surveyed 71 Canadian organizations as part of a global survey executed between March and May, and released the Canada-specific results Oct...

In their newly released predictions on privacy and cybersecurity, Gartner anticipates increased privacy laws worldwide and a shift to physical harm from malware in the coming few years, ZDNet reports. Gartner said 75% of the world's population will be under privacy regulations that include subject r...