It’s hard to deny that the example set by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has provided an urgent incentive for U.S. states to provide appropriate protections for its own citizens. As we approach the final quarter of 2019, and with still no concrete signs of a Federal privacy law on the horizon, several states...Read More
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to impose a fine of between $150 and $200 million on Google to settle accusations that its YouTube subsidiary violated a childrens' privacy law.Read More
The primary expectation of individuals in every country where data privacy laws exist, is the right to access their data and, where required, have that data corrected or deleted. For some, the reason for having their personal data erased is so that the individual can exercise their right to be forgotten.Read More
Following earth-shattering fines and substantial reputational damage, some of the world’s biggest tech corporations appear to be busy polishing up their act, in efforts to avoid further embarrassment.Read More
Just over one year ago, in August 2018, a news story appeared under the headline... The United States finally starts to talk about data privacy legislation.It seems that's exactly what they did ....TALK about it!Read More
MoviePass, the movie theater ticket service, has exposed the details of tens of thousands of its customers' credit cards. The security failure was discovered by Mossab Hussein, a security researcher at a Dubai-based cybersecurity firm.Read More
Fortunately for businesses that are covered by the California Consumer Protection Act, fair warning has already been given that, although the CCPA comes into effect on January 1, 2020, the actual enforcement of the Act will not begin until July 1, 2020 – in effect providing an unstated “period of grace” of six months for...Read More
Under the GDPR businesses are legally required to carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment DPIA if any type of processing is likely to result in a high risk to the data subject. A DPIA provides a methodical and comprehensive way to analyze the processing of personal information and help to identify and mitigate data...Read More
The UK’s data privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into the use of facial recognition cameras in one of the busiest parts of central London. Information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, issues a statement…Read More
Facebook has admitted that it was "rocked to its very foundations" by the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Sir Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister, and now Facebook's head of global affairs, said that the company "hadn't done enough" in the past. … "But I don't think it's fair to say that the company did nothing." He...Read More
