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While the title of data protection officer has long been in use, particularly in Germany and France, the EU General Data Protection Regulation introduced a new legal definition of a DPO with specific tasks. The IAPP Resource Center offers insights on the data protection officer role, which organizations are obligated to designate a DPO, mandated tasks under the GDPR and more.Full Story

IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including a look at a road less traveled for responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Other notes on FTC happenings include potential Republican minority replacements for outgoing Commissioner Noah Phillips.Full Story

A view from Brussels: How EU trade policies may dictate data transfer regime

According to Baker McKenzie's Connect on Tech blog, Vietnam's government issued a decree outlining provisions of the Cybersecurity Law. The decree covers requirements for data localization and law enforcement data collection related to criminal investigations. Localization provisions include types of data to be localized, company compliance thresholds and data retention periods. The decree becomes effective Oct.

Apple announced iPhones, iPads and Macs are vulnerable due to “serious” security flaws, The Associated Press reports. These flaws could give hackers the ability to remotely take over a device. The company published two security reports on the vulnerabilities Aug.