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States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste

Hunton Privacy

Retailers of covered electronic equipment will be required to provide consumers with information at the point of sale about opportunities offered by manufacturers for the return of electronic waste, to the extent they have been provided such information by the manufacturer.

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California passes major legislation, expanding consumer privacy rights and legal exposure for US and global companies

Data Protection Report

Similar to GDPR, the law does contain some exceptions, including: information necessary to complete transactions; detect security breaches; protect against illegal activity; or to enable internal uses that are reasonably aligned with the expectations of the consumer based on the consumer’s relationship with the business.

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California Passes Major Legislation, Expanding Consumer Privacy Rights and Legal Exposure for US and Global Companies

Data Protection Report

Similar to GDPR, the law does contain some exceptions, including: information necessary to complete transactions; detect security breaches; protect against illegal activity; or to enable internal uses that are reasonably aligned with the expectations of the consumer based on the consumer’s relationship with the business.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. However, in a classic failure of operational security, many of these employees had their MegaPlan account messages automatically forwarded to their real ChronoPay email accounts.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.

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