Silicon Valley finally pushes for data privacy laws at Senate hearing
Amazon, Apple, Google, and others endorsed federal data privacy laws Wednesday, but experts argue consumer voices were lacking It seems […]
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California introduces new data security requirements for manufacturers of connected devices
Effective January 1, 2020, according to a new Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91.04(a), manufacturers of connected devices offered for sale […]
More details on US privacy framework reveal
Movement toward a U.S. privacy framework is gaining steam this week as lobbying efforts in Washington intensify ahead of the […]
The impact of GDPR on backup and archive storage
GDPR is still dominating conversations, and although we have moved beyond what GDPR is and to how to be compliant, […]
Argentina publishes GDPR-style data protection bill
Argentina Argentina is on its way to modernise its data protection law. The President sent the data protection bill to […]
How should we regulate facial recognition?
Facial recognition is everywhere — airports, police stations, and built into the largest cloud platforms in the world — but […]
Microsoft calls for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data
While governments engage with their citizens and with each other to address the challenges we face in our digital age, […]
Stronger data protection rules for EU institutions and agencies
MEPs approved new tightened data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies on Thursday. The new rules ensure a strong […]
On large-scale data processing and GDPR compliance
On the definition of large-scale processing, the guidance is still scarce and data protection authorities opinions differ in this matter. It […]
Why we must remember where informed consent comes from
In an excellent IAPP podcast interview by Angelique Carson, Woody Hartzog makes the compelling point that informed consent was originally […]
The majority of businesses are failing to comply with GDPR
Some 70% of businesses worldwide failed to address requests made from individuals seeking to obtain a copy of their personal […]
UK’s new terror laws could violate ‘fundamental legal rights’
New terror laws proposed by the UK government could violate “fundamental legal rights” by giving police the power to delay […]