Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement, Google must further update the Incognito mode “splash page” that appears anytime you open an Incognito mode Chrome window after previously updating it in January. Details about Google’s private-browsing data collection must also appear in the company’s privacy policy.

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Record Nations

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Whereas, long-term or inactive records are best stored offsite in physical files. Both options are regulated by HIPAA guidelines to protect privacy. Medical records can be stored digitally as electronic health records (EHRs) or physically as paper documents. Typically, files used regularly are more accessible as an EHR.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit, which alleged that the company monitored individuals using the Chrome “incognito” mode. Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit over claims that the company monitored online activity of people who used the ‘incognito’ mode in its Chrome web browser.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Under such centrally governed systems, accountability needs to co-exist with privacy, while both need to respect the need for authorized audits. That ceiling has been shattered by recent work done by IBM Research®, which delivers a high performing framework for CBDCs that combines privacy, regulation compliance and advanced resilience.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

He’s also an award-winning author, and has been involved in developing a wide range of information security and data privacy training courses, has consulted for clients across the globe, and is a regular media commentator and speaker. We sat down to chat to him about industry challenges in 2024.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Privacy never sleeps in California. In recent days and as California’s legislative session comes to a close, there have been a number of significant legislative and regulatory developments in the state, each of which will likely (again) change the privacy landscape in California and, by extension, the rest of the country.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To provide even further insight into the data safety and privacy practices of app developers, researchers at Incogni conducted a study of the top 500 paid and top 500 free Google Play Store apps. Aside from the obvious invasion of privacy concerns, having personal information stored by apps can pose other risks. Messenger Lite.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2020

Presumably, most of the companies that have used the Privacy Shield will decide to adopt the SCC approach. I doubt whether a shift from the Privacy Shield to the SCCs will fundamentally change the protections that are afforded to the relevant individuals.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. As the founding Director of Georgetown’s Center on Privacy & Technology, Bedoya is expected to bring expertise on privacy issues to the FTC.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post reminds companies that both misrepresentations made in privacy commitments and failure to disclose material facts to consumers are subject to FTC enforcement.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance regarding when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule applies to disclosures and requests for information about a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

Until recently, AT&T also shared CPNI data with Xandr , whose privacy policy in turn explains that it shares data with hundreds of other advertising firms. T-Mobile customers can opt out by logging into their account and navigating to the profile page, then to “Privacy and Notifications.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

Zoom changed its terms of service requiring users to allow AI to train on all their data without giving them an opt-out option. Zoom updated its terms of service and informed users that it will train its artificial intelligence models using some of its data. We’ve updated our terms of service (in section 10.4)

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 23, 2022, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes introduced S9563 , also known as the “New York Child Data Privacy and Protection Act.” Further, the parent and child user both would need to consent to the Covered Entities’ privacy policy and terms of service.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) published its draft regulations on automated decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”). The Pre-use Notice must also explain the purpose behind using the ADMT in specific terms.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). A number of courts have found that the information collected must in itself have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Accordingly, businesses should evaluate their use of software to gather data and their privacy policy.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2018

CEO Mark Zuckerberg Reports Decreased Profitability, GDPR Impact Facebook is making substantial investments to improve its data security and privacy practices.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

If you’re a WhatsApp user, pay attention to the changes in the privacy policy that you’re being forced to agree with. Now, an updated privacy policy is changing that. Under the new terms, Facebook reserves the right to share collected data with its family of companies. Profile names. Profile pictures and.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2022

DigiCert , the Lehi, Utah-based Certificate Authority and a supplier of services to manage Public Key Infrastructure, has been at the table helping develop the privacy and data security components of Matter. LW: What was the core privacy issue and how was it resolved? Here’s what we discussed, edited for clarity and length.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Companies lying about what they do with your privacy is a very serious allegation. Privacy is important, and very easily misunderstood. If we want to protect our privacy, we need to understand what’s going on. It’s only a matter of time, unless we get serious government privacy regulation.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Against this unsettling backdrop, citizens, consumers, employees, and partners will look to organizations that they trust for stability and positive long-term relationships. Privacy continues to be a critical consumer value. Not every organization knows how to cultivate trust, however, or that it’s even possible to accomplish.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The term “dark patterns” refers to the ways in which websites and apps can subtly steer users into taking actions they may not originally have intended to take, including through the use of deceptive and manipulative practices and design patterns to influence consumers’ online decisions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2021

This is bad news for WhatsApp users and their privacy, the company is notifying them that starting February 8, 2021, they will be requested to share their data with Facebook companies. “Since we started WhatsApp, we’ve aspired to build our Services with a set of strong privacy principles in mind.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 5, 2023

Ring’s privacy disclosures allegedly included descriptions of Ring’s use of recordings for product improvement and development but these were “buried” in terms that were “dense with legalese” and failed to adequately obtain consumers consent for the “invasive review of highly sensitive” video data.

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IT Governance

APRIL 18, 2023

Its principles are at the heart of effective data protection practices, and are intended to prevent privacy breaches and minimise the damage when security incidents occur. For example, if you’re processing the information to meet your legal obligations or contractual requirements, you can identify specific activities within those terms.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data Privacy Restrictions Will Increase With the growing awareness and importance of data privacy, governments and corporations will encounter more stringent regulations globally. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and others are emerging that will require the eDiscovery industry to adapt.

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Daymark

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As I mentioned in my last blog, "Copilot for Microsoft 365 – What You Need to Know," there are still some prerequisites for purchasing, including a minimum term of 1 year, however, the minimum purchase quantity of 300, which was a limiting factor for most, has been eliminated.

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Preservica

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With the 60 second gauntlet out of the way, there was time to jump into some of the break-out sessions and network with the other delegates about the common themes and challenges that they are facing and the role Preservica can play in supporting and simplifying their long-term records preservation.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

On September 22, 2021, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) issued an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Security expert Dhiraj Mishra analyzed the popular instant messaging app Telegram and identified some failures in terms of handling the users’ data. Summary: While understanding the implementation of various security and privacy measures in Telegram, I identified that telegram fails again in terms of handling the users data.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Surfshark wants to help individual citizens take very direct control of their online privacy and security. Last year I agreed to serve a one-year term on Surfshark’s advisory board. Kaziukonis: What you term ‘DIY security’ is increasingly important because there are so many ways to be compromised in this day and age.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

In simple terms, these are specially designated, secure servers on which a third party researcher’s access to health data can be properly controlled and monitored. This creates opportunities for providers of secure data platforms and the privacy enhancing technologies on which these platforms depend. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sharing and monetizing a high-quality, privacy-protected synthetic replica with internal stakeholders or external business partners. That said, synthesizing data offers more protection against traditional data privacy and data anonymization techniques (think of masking), while also doing a better job of preserving the data’s utility.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Working Group will consist of experts in children’s data privacy, physical health, mental health and well-being, computer science, and children’s rights. Prohibited/Restricted Activities. Enforcement.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 24, 2022

following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a consumer data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (the “UCPA”). With respect to the processing of personal data “concerning a known child” (under age 13), controllers must process such data in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This malicious software puts users’ privacy at risk, it could be used to spy on users and unmasking of their identities. The researchers discovered major differences in terms of how privacy provisions are enforced in different regions. ” reads the paper published by the experts.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued its Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Opinion”). In the Opinion, the EDPB recognized substantial improvements in the proposed EU-U.S.

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