Topic: civil penalties
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Australian Clinical Labs Fined for Medlab Pathology Data Breach
Australian Clinical Labs was fined $5.8 million for a 2022 data breach affecting over 223,000 people, marking the first civil penalties issued under the Privacy Act 1988. The penalties were imposed for failing to protect personal information, assess the breach promptly, and report it to the Commi...
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$100M AI Super PAC's Attack on Democrat Alex Bores May Have Backfired
A political attack by an AI super PAC unintentionally boosted the profile of candidate Alex Bores, allowing him to advocate for AI regulation and frame the opposition as helpful in raising public awareness. Bores co-authored the RAISE Act, which passed New York's legislature and would impose fine...
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FTC Orders Illuminate to Delete Student Data in Landmark Settlement
The FTC has proposed a settlement requiring Illuminate Education to delete vast amounts of student data and overhaul its security, following a 2021 breach that compromised millions of students' sensitive information. The breach occurred due to inadequate security, including using a former employe...
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