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Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

January 15, 2019

Second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield went better than the first, but the European Commission is still waiting on the U.S. government to nominate a permanent Ombudsperson to handle potential complaints and requests from EU citizens. Read More

Businessmen in discussion showing tech lobbyists working to introduce new amendments and changes to CCPA

Data Protection Insights

Tech Lobbyists Move Swiftly to Limit Reach and Scope of California’s CCPA Privacy Law

May 13, 2019

Tech lobbyists working to introduce new amendments and changes to the upcoming CCPA privacy law which could significantly limit the effectiveness of the regulation. Read More

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Cyber Security News

New NIST Privacy Framework Aims to Help Organizations Achieve Better Data Protection, Compliance With New Privacy Laws

February 7, 2020

New NIST Privacy Framework together with its existing Cybersecurity Framework provide a road map on cyber industry security, data handling standards and best practices for organizations. Read More

Gavel in front of computer screen showing 51 top CEOs in U.S. pushing for new federal privacy legislation

Data Privacy Data Protection News

Top CEOs Now Pushing For Federal Privacy Legislation

September 23, 2019

51 top CEOs from companies such as Amazon, IBM, Dell and JP Morgan Chase are pushing for new federal privacy legislation to establish a stable privacy policy environment. Read More

Data Privacy Insights

A New Firewall – Multifamily Data Privacy and Security in the Age of Smart

April 9, 2020

The development of smart apartments in U.S. has led to more IoT devices and data, providers need to know what it takes to stay compliant to data protection laws like CCPA. Read More

Electric scooters on street showing the collection of mobility data by Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Data Privacy News

Collection of Mobility Data by Los Angeles Government Sparks Creation of Privacy Coalition With a Surprising Leader: Uber

March 20, 2020

Uber refused to share their mobility data with Los Angeles Department of Transportation as they think the agency plans to monetize it and control the movement of vehicles on LA streets. Read More

Emergency medical service team responding to an incident showing privacy nightmare of location data

Data Privacy News

FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

March 27, 2019

Enhanced 911 location data would make it possible for emergency first responders to more accurately find and locate people making 911 calls. What are the privacy implications since the biggest U.S. telcos have been secretly selling location data of their customers to a shadowy network of data brokers and data aggregators? Read More

United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building in Washington, DC

Cyber Security News

Blood in the Water: How the FTC May Target Your Organization Next

July 31, 2018

LabMD may have won an appeals case against the FTC, arguing that regulations regarding their cyber security practices were too vague to allow for prosecution, but every organization needs to be warned that the FTC could be coming for you next. Read More

Engineer working on hardware chip on motherboard showing Crypto AG using encryption backdoor on cryptographic equipment for CIA to spy on foreign affairs

Data Privacy News

Crypto AG Shows That U.S. Concern Over Huawei Encryption Backdoors Comes From Long Experience Doing the Same Thing

February 25, 2020

For decades, U.S.-controlled Crypto AG helped the CIA spy on governments around the world by inserting encryption backdoor in cryptographic equipment. Read More

Image showing control of data transmission over global network representing repeal of U.S. broadband privacy rules

Data Privacy Insights

Looking Back at the 2017 Repeal of U.S. Broadband Privacy Rules

January 17, 2018

Consumer privacy took a body blow in 2017 when U.S. President Donald Trump signed a repeal of the broadband privacy rules. Increasingly, the complex nature of privacy in the age of the internet is putting the fraught relationship between government, big business and the man on the street to the test. Read More

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Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

Tech Lobbyists Move Swiftly to Limit Reach and Scope of California’s CCPA Privacy Law

New NIST Privacy Framework Aims to Help Organizations Achieve Better Data Protection, Compliance With New Privacy Laws

Top CEOs Now Pushing For Federal Privacy Legislation

A New Firewall – Multifamily Data Privacy and Security in the Age of Smart

Collection of Mobility Data by Los Angeles Government Sparks Creation of Privacy Coalition With a Surprising Leader: Uber

FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

Blood in the Water: How the FTC May Target Your Organization Next

Crypto AG Shows That U.S. Concern Over Huawei Encryption Backdoors Comes From Long Experience Doing the Same Thing

Looking Back at the 2017 Repeal of U.S. Broadband Privacy Rules

Fourth Privacy Breach in Two Years for Grab; Given Low Fines, Does the Company Have a Reason to Care?

Adapting Data Governance to WFH Reality

Schrems II Decision Extends to Swiss-US Privacy Shield; Agreement Found Inadequate After Annual Review