Five things US marketers should be doing to prepare for the GDPR
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation will affect many businesses located outside of Europe. While the headlines have been […]
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GDPR will have positive ripple effect, says US consumer group
New EU data protection laws will have a positive ripple effect around the world, according to a US consumer group. […]
White House pushing for research carveout in GDPR
The White House is hoping to convince regulators to protect security researchers so they can continue to scrape data that’s […]
Is it time for US to regulate privacy?
n May, the European Union will begin to enforce a body of laws that it calls the General Data Protection […]
FTC investigating whether Facebook violated 2011 consent decree
The news involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica continues to rapidly evolve since reports came out last weekend exposing the improper […]
U.S. Blames Russia for Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
On March 15, 2018, the Trump Administration took the unprecedented step of publicly blaming the Russian government for carrying out […]
We can’t allow big tech companies thwart the ‘right to remember’
The European Union recently adopted laws embodying a proposed “right to be forgotten,” to protect individuals from eternal memorialization of […]
US Data Processors and GDPR Impact
On May 25, 2018 the EU will have the right to fine and regulate foreign “processors” of EU subject data, […]
A deep dive into the Schrems II case
The so-called Schrems II case for possible referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union makes for fascinating […]
Equifax breach could be most costly in corporate history
Equifax Inc. said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year, […]
New documents reveal FBI paid Geek Squad repair staff as informants
The relationship between the FBI and employees of Best Buy’s computer and device repair unit Geek Squad is more complex […]
Stricter federal rules have protected the privacy of millions of patients
Business associates are medical professionals that do not provide services directly to patients, yet they have access to patient data […]