May 05, 2020

Reveal the identities of alleged pirates, court tells ISP

It's not the first ISP to be held accountable for alleged piracy: Cox is looking at a $1b damage order.

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February 19, 2020

Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage

With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.

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February 17, 2020

Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency

The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.

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January 22, 2020

NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know

How do you ensure you're compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.

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January 16, 2020

Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it's not just dating apps that are doing it...

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December 11, 2019

Ad industry groups ask that the CCPA keep its mitts off their cookies

Ad-blocking technologies can block the cookies that record consumers' privacy choices, they claim.

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November 29, 2019

Pressure mounts for federal privacy law with second bill

Pressure is gathering for a federal privacy law in the US with the introduction of a second bill that would protect consumer data.

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November 13, 2019

Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US

Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.

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October 03, 2019

No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California's take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.

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