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FTC Takes Action Against Chegg for Alleged Security Failures that Exposed Data of Employees and 40 Million Consumers

Hunton Privacy

On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with education technology provider Chegg in connection with the company’s alleged poor cybersecurity practices. .

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Facebook Will Shift to Emphasize Encrypted Ephemeral Messages, Zuckerberg Says: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

In a post to Facebook last week, founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined a vision of the future that includes end-to-end encryption and an ephemeral lifespan for private messages and photos. The post Facebook Will Shift to Emphasize Encrypted Ephemeral Messages, Zuckerberg Says: eDiscovery Trends appeared first on CloudNine.

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Make data protection a 2023 competitive differentiator

IBM Big Data Hub

Data privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the state of California, are inescapable. To do this, organizations must lean into data privacy programs that build transparency and risk management into everyday workflows.

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Two FTC complaints that over-retention of personal data violates Section 5

Data Protection Report

(Complaint at ¶¶ 13-14) The FTC pointed out that InMarket did disclose that it used consumer data for targeted advertising in its privacy policy, but the location consent screen did not link to the privacy policy. According to paragraph 9 of the FTC complaint, Blackbaud did not encrypt database backup files. Complaint at ¶¶ 18-19).

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How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For example, data collected by an entity may not be associated with an individual but could identify a household. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities that both collect and process the PI Information of California residents and do business in the State of California, without a physical presence in California being a requirement.

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Judging Facebook's Privacy Shift

Schneier on Security

Better data security so Facebook sees less. On the other hand, WhatsApp -- purchased by Facebook in 2014 -- provides users with end-to-end encrypted messaging. It even collects what it calls " shadow profiles " -- data about you even if you're not a Facebook user. Better use of Facebook data to prevent violence.

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FTC Releases Report on Internet of Things

Hunton Privacy

notice and choice – companies should only be required to notify consumers and offer them a choice for uses of their information that are inconsistent with consumer expectations; companies can obviate notice and choice issues by de-identifying data because there is no need to offer consumers choices regarding data that cannot be traced to them.

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