Tag: data privacy

July 6, 2021

In mid-June, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced a new version of her bill, the Data Protection Act of 2021, that would create a new independent, executive-level government agency, the Data Protection Agency (DPA). The DPA would “protect Americans’ data, safeguard […]

June 10, 2021

Data Privacy is an area of data protection that deals with the proper handling of information, focusing on compliance with data protection regulations. How data should be collected, stored, managed, and shared with any third parties—are the main concerns of […]

May 14, 2021

WhatsApp told users last week that there was no need for alarm regarding an upcoming privacy policy deadline, as users who refuse to accept the privacy policy will not have their accounts deleted—they will just have their apps rendered useless, […]

April 30, 2021

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users’ data is secure. The Dutch app uses “exposure notification” technology developed by Google and Apple […]

April 28, 2021

Hotspots, for those who don’t know, are points of internet connection, allowing you to access them. One you may be familiar with is the one found on your mobile device and the ones available at cafes, restaurants, hotels, airports, and […]

March 5, 2021

On March 2, Virginia’s Democratic Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the nation’s second major piece of state legislation that governs consumer data privacy and protection. Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) follows the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which […]

February 17, 2021

The audio-chat app Clubhouse is the latest rage in the social media landscape. What makes it so popular and, now it’s part of the social media landscape, can we trust it? The Clubhouse app Clubhouse was launched about a year […]

February 4, 2021

Popular chat apps sometimes use link previews as a convenient shortcut. Link previews are pop-up boxes you might see on a chat app or other social media platform when you share a URL. Link previews summarize the contents of the […]

February 4, 2021

There is a saying in sociopolitical circles: “politics is downstream from culture.” Using that same line of thinking, poses a question: Is information security downstream from data privacy? In order to tell the difference between security and privacy and how […]

December 8, 2020

Regulation surrounding artificial intelligence technologies will likely have a growing impact on how companies store, secure, and share data in the years ahead. The ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly facial recognition, by law enforcement authorities, have received a lot […]

November 17, 2020

Companies have been so preoccupied with the challenges presented by Covid-19 – delivering remote working overnight, getting people back into offices safely and securely, and potential job insecurities – that they have been distracted from Brexit. But with less than […]

November 12, 2020

On November 3, California citizens approved the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (the CPRA), a comprehensive privacy law that amends another privacy law that went into effect in the state on January 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). […]

October 30, 2020

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office said in a statement it fined Marriott £18.4 million ($23.5 million, 20.1 million euros) for breaches of data that included personal information such as passport numbers since March 2018. That was when new European Union […]

October 22, 2020

This year with COVID, the American worker is working differently –as well as shopping, being entertained, and living differently. Part of that difference very likely involves conducting meetings virtually, with video conference platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, GoTo […]

September 21, 2020

WHEN STATE SENATOR Bob Hertzberg learned that an ambitious privacy initiative had gotten enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in California, he knew he had to act quickly. “My objective,” he says, “was to get the damn thing off […]

July 21, 2020

Regardless of the political side of the situation, the curious case of Edward Snowden has proven one thing: when uncovered, government spying enables a giant push to data scrambling on the Web. Giants like Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft have substantially […]

July 16, 2020

“Each country is going to make their decisions for their own country, but I think there’s a growing recognition everywhere that Huawei is a problem,” National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien told journalists in Paris. His comments came after three days […]

July 16, 2020

The European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) has invalidated the US-EU Privacy Shield Agreement. The agreement, which ensured US companies agree to adhere to EU standards on data protection and privacy in return for being able to receive personal data […]

June 26, 2020

They are among 11 measures Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified on Thursday for the Nov. 3 ballot. Others include two constitutional amendments approved by the Legislature, which would overturn the state’s ban on affirmative action and restore the voting […]

June 10, 2020

Businesses re-opening in the wake of COVID are faced with keeping track of who in the company is healthy, who is sick, and who needs to isolate. A new International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) study shows that 60% of […]