Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290 million ($324 million) for allegedly failing to comply with European Union (E.U.) data protection standards when sending sensitive driver data to the U.S. “The Dutch DPA found that Uber transferred personal data of European taxi drivers to the United States (U.S.) and failed…

Google confirms Iran-linked hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

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An Iranian government-linked hacking group has targeted officials on the campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and attacks are ongoing against campaign officials, Google’s cybersecurity arm announced Wednesday. The report — put out days after the Trump campaign confirmed to POLITICO that it had been hacked — does not say if the hackers…