Nicole Lindsey, Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine

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Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case Shows the Difficulty of Regulating Privacy

May 21, 2018

The congressional testimony was supposed to establish a national debate about data privacy and the right of users to protect their data from being sold, used, or analyzed in ways that were never intended. Instead, it has become very clear that regulating privacy is harder than anyone originally expected.

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Data Privacy News

Are Privacy Issues and Data Abuses Really Just a Bug in the Facebook System?

May 14, 2018

In an effort to get out in front of the data privacy scandal threatening to engulf the company, Facebook recently announced a new data abuse bounty program, which promises to pay people who report data abuses. But is this new data abuse bounty program going to result in any real changes to data privacy on Facebook?

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Data Privacy News

Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches

May 9, 2018

After nearly two months of non-stop controversy and scandal over its improper use of Facebook data, Cambridge Analytica finally announced that it was ceasing operations, effective immediately. In doing so, Cambridge Analytica has become the new poster child to highlight the perils of data security breaches.

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Data Privacy Insights

Facebook Won’t Care About Privacy Until Wall Street Cares About Privacy

May 8, 2018

Companies, and even entire industries, are more afraid of Wall Street than they are of Washington. Instead of Facebook’s stock falling on privacy concerns, it is actually rising. Facebook has sensed that Wall Street doesn’t really care about privacy, and as long as Wall Street doesn’t care about privacy, why should it?

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Data Privacy Insights

What did the Consent Decree from the FTC Settlement with Facebook Really Change?

May 3, 2018

As much as Facebook would like to sweep the Cambridge Analytica data scandal under the rug, signs continue to mount that the company is still playing fast and loose with user data. All this raises the question of whether the 2011 FTC settlement that resulted in an 8-count consent decree actually went far enough.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Most Likely Piece of Privacy Legislation That Could Emerge From the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case

April 30, 2018

Of all the legislation currently on the horizon, the Honest Ads Act seems to have the best chance of passage. The legislation is easy to understand and has bilateral support as well as the tacit support of Facebook, which is under pressure to show that it is changing and has the best interests of users at heart.

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Data Privacy Insights

Mozilla Internet Health Report Highlights 3 Critical Issues: Big Tech’s Growing Power, Fake News and IoT Security

April 10, 2018

Mozilla's first-ever Internet Health Report highlights the key challenges affecting the creation of an open, safe and accessible Internet – Big Tech’s growing power, the collapse of privacy especially with IoT security, and the spread of fake news. All of these challenges point to deeper problems with the Internet.

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Data Privacy Insights

Does Predictive Policing Really Result in Biased Arrests?

April 9, 2018

Predictive policing models have shown remarkable ability to help clamp down on illegal activity and reduce crime. But do these methods lead to systematic bias against certain minority communities or ethnic groups? IUPUI study based on real-world data shows there is no statistically significant evidence of racial bias.

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Cyber Security Insights

Cyber Security Automation Is One Key Factor in Winning the Battle Against Hackers

April 5, 2018

Given a shortage of skilled cyber security manpower, one of the most attractive alternatives may be cyber security automation. In a new report from McAfee, 81% of those surveyed said they would be more successful in their jobs and have more time to focus on higher value-added tasks if they had greater automation.

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Cyber Security Insights

Beware the Latest Cryptocurrency Scams Involving Celebrity Twitter Accounts

March 28, 2018

As prices of cryptocurrencies continue to skyrocket, fraudulent cryptocurrency scams are on the rise. Twitter cryptocurrency scams impersonating celebrities or influencers are so popular with cryptocurrency thieves and hackers simply because they are so easy to pull off on a daily basis.

Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case Shows the Difficulty of Regulating Privacy

Are Privacy Issues and Data Abuses Really Just a Bug in the Facebook System?

Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches

Facebook Won’t Care About Privacy Until Wall Street Cares About Privacy

What did the Consent Decree from the FTC Settlement with Facebook Really Change?

The Most Likely Piece of Privacy Legislation That Could Emerge From the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case

Mozilla Internet Health Report Highlights 3 Critical Issues: Big Tech’s Growing Power, Fake News and IoT Security

Does Predictive Policing Really Result in Biased Arrests?

Cyber Security Automation Is One Key Factor in Winning the Battle Against Hackers

Hackers Breach Brazil’s Emergency Alert System, Triggering Millions of False Alerts

Products That Are Not “Quantum-Safe” May Soon Be Ineligible for Cybersecurity Certification in France

API Vulnerability Could Have Let Attackers Hijack FIFA World Cup Broadcast Streams

Data Breach Impacts Madison Square Garden Sports and the New York Knicks