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Regulatory and

Privacy News

Guys, it's fine. Don't worry about randomers listening to your Skype convos. Microsoft has
tweaked an FAQ a bit - Microsoft has responded to the furor over its use of humans to listen in on
Skype and Cortana recordings by tweaking its privacy policy a bit. The move will help users who
managed to miss the hand-wringing of recent days and weeks, but doesn't change anything with
regard to what the company is actually doing.
Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/15/microsoft_skype_spying/

I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have. - For most of our lives, we have been
conditioned to share a piece of personal information without a moment’s hesitation: our phone
number. We punch in our digits at the grocery store to get a member discount or at the pharmacy
to pick up medication. When we sign up to use apps and websites, they often ask for our phone
number to verify our identity.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/technology/personaltech/i-shared-my-
phone-number-i-learned-i-shouldnt-have.html

CCPA Compliance: Are you Ready for PI 2.0? (5 Months to Go) - Don’t wait to implement your
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations.
CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can also
reach activities conducted outside of California. See our prior alert here to see if CCPA applies to
your business.

Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ccpa-compliance-are-you-ready-pi-20-5-
months-to-go

European Central Bank Shuts Down 'BIRD Portal' After Getting Hacked - The European Central
Bank (ECB) confirmed Thursday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that involved attackers
injecting malware into one of its websites and potentially stealing contact information of its
newsletter subscribers.Headquartered in Germany, the European Central Bank (ECB) is the central
bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro and is itself responsible for
supervising the data protection practices of the banking system across these countries.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2019/08/european-central-bank-hack.html

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