Data breach at tax agency allowed companies to peek in on competitors’ data
A data mix-up on a state tax portal inadvertently made private data from about 16,500 business taxpayers viewable to other […]
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Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Systems Threatens Civil Liberties
Independent Oversight, Privacy Protections Are Needed San Francisco, California—Face recognition—fast becoming law enforcement’s surveillance tool of choice—is being implemented with […]
Encryption keeps us safe. It must not be compromised with ‘backdoors’.
Allowing law enforcement agencies access to our data threatens a privacy that we all rely on, writes Robby Mook, Hillary […]
Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed
The credit rating agency said it didn’t originally announce “potential” data points, like tax identification numbers, that “may have been […]
U.S. Federal Government Seeks Comments re: Deployment of Automated Driving Systems
NHTSA Removing Regulatory Barriers for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems Comment Deadline : 5 March 2018 Summary : National Highway […]
GDPR: Will It Transform U.S. Corporate Titans?
If you follow the breathless coverage of the recent stock market swings, you might imagine that CEOs are glued to […]
US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High
In 2017, ITRC counted 1,579 U.S. breaches, up 45 percent from 2016. That doesn’t reflect every U.S. data breach last […]
Seattle Pushes Forward as Data Privacy Leader
Seattle’s citywide privacy program is often recognized as a current leading effort among municipal governments to guard collected data, but […]
New U.S. defense bill targets drones, raises potential privacy and security concerns
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 (NDAA), signed into law in December 2017, did not only authorize United States […]
FTC issues a Privacy & Data Security Update (2017)
US Federal Trade Commission has published their report “Privacy & Data Security Update (2017): An Overview of the Commission’s Enforcement, […]
Study: Big gaps emerge between countries on attitudes towards data protection in the cloud
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have […]
Transatlantic Cybersecurity Report
The European Union (EU) and the United States are the leading hubs of global information and communications networks that strengthen […]