This week: ComReg has a plan to tackle volume of scam calls to Irish mobile users. Google’s trackers are being investigated in the US, while the Austrian Courts have ruled that Google Analytics contravenes GDPR. And the US Federal Reserve starts a discussion about digital currencies.
This week’s action: Don’t answer that call.
Links:
ComReg investigation: https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-scam-calls-taskforce-establish-comreg-5664923-Jan2022/
US investigation of Google cookies: https://www.independent.ie/business/world/american-states-sue-google-over-deceptive-web-tracking-41274142.html
Fathom Analytics: https://www.usefathom.com
US Federal Reserve paper on digital currencies: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/money-and-payments-discussion-paper.htm via https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter
Survey about scam calls: https://www.thejournal.ie/scam-calls-irish-numbers-poll-5490391-Jul2021/
NOYB investigations: https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-eu-us-data-transfers-google-analytics-illegal
My 'Cybersecurity without Insanity' workshop: https://www.codeinmotion.ie/workshop
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Hi, I'm Sam Glynn, founder of Code in Motion.
Code in Motion helps organisations demonstrate that they have taken reasonable steps to manage cyber security risk.
To learn more, go to https://www.codeinmotion.ie
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This week: ComReg has a plan to tackle volume of scam calls to Irish mobile users. Google’s trackers are being investigated in the US, while the Austrian Courts have ruled that Google Analytics contravenes GDPR. And the US Federal Reserve starts a discussion about digital currencies.
This week’s action: Don’t answer that call.
Links:
ComReg investigation: https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-scam-calls-taskforce-establish-comreg-5664923-Jan2022/
US investigation of Google cookies: https://www.independent.ie/business/world/american-states-sue-google-over-deceptive-web-tracking-41274142.html
Fathom Analytics: https://www.usefathom.com
US Federal Reserve paper on digital currencies: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/money-and-payments-discussion-paper.htm via https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter
Survey about scam calls: https://www.thejournal.ie/scam-calls-irish-numbers-poll-5490391-Jul2021/
NOYB investigations: https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-eu-us-data-transfers-google-analytics-illegal
My 'Cybersecurity without Insanity' workshop: https://www.codeinmotion.ie/workshop
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Hi, I'm Sam Glynn, founder of Code in Motion.
Code in Motion helps organisations demonstrate that they have taken reasonable steps to manage cyber security risk.
To learn more, go to https://www.codeinmotion.ie
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