GDPR Lanka

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/10/i-didnt-give-permission-do-ais-backers-care-about-data-law-breaches?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘I didn’t give permission’: Do AI’s backers care about data law breaches? Regulators around world are cracking down on content being hoovered up by ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion and others

https://stealthoptional.com/news/italys-chatgpt-ban-spreads-to-france-germany-and-ireland/

Italy’s ChatGPT ban spreads to France, Germany and Ireland The Italian ChatGPT ban may end up affecting more European countries including France, Germany and Ireland.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65139406

ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns The country's data-protection regulator has serious privacy concerns over the technology.

https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/mailchimp-suffers-another-security.html

Mailchimp Suffers Another Security Breach Compromising Some Customers' Information Another security breach has hit the popular email marketing service Mailchimp, compromising over 100 customers' information

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153383

Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads The EU data watchdog says the way Meta obtained permission to process users' data for ads broke data law.

UK's information watchdog handed out record £42m in fines last year Fines were handed out by the Information Commissioner's Office following huge data breaches that saw millions of people's personal information compromised.

Who is selling your phone number in the US?

How did my phone number end up for sale on a US database? A journey of discovery into the somewhat opaque, if lucrative, world of contact selling

That's going to cost them more than a few chips.

McDonald's hit by data breach in Taiwan and South Korea The chain is the latest to be targeted by cyber criminals after attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS.

It's only a matter of time before Sri Lanka is hit. Maybe we have been already........?

Unidentified malware stole personal information from 3 million PCs Researchers discovered an unidentified malware that created a 1.2TB database of personal records stolen from 3.25 million PCs between 2018 and 2020, including logins for major online sites.

Coming to a website near you.

Privacy group targets website 'cookie terror' Campaigners lodge hundreds of complaints against sites they claim break cookie laws.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Air-India-hit-by-massive-data-breach-flyer-data-compromised/108-212531

Air India hit by massive data breach, flyer data compromised India’s national airline Air India on Friday reported a data breach that it said involved the personal data, including contact details, credit card numbers and passport information, of an unspecified number of customers. ..

Is YOUR database secure?

Marriott Hotels fined £18.4m for data breach that hit millions Up to 339 million people may have been hit in a cyber-attack on a chain later bought by Marriott.