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Will spam die in 2020?

January 3, 2020 admin Cyber crime, Data Privacy, email, Mobile, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:55:00 -0800

The problem with spam isn't that it's a time-wasting annoyance, but that it drives us away from phone calls and emails to bad media.

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Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review

December 23, 2019 admin access act, California Consumer Privacy Act, comprehensive data privacy law, comprehensive data privacy legislation, copra, dashboard act, data as property, data as property rights, data interoperability, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, interoperability, mind your own business act, Online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, pay-for-privacy, privacy, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:41:31 +0000

Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.

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Privacy

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A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 admin ashley madison, Ashley Madison hack, awareness, badrabbit, cambridge analytica, cryptolocker, cryptolocker ransomware, Data Privacy, Edward Snowden, emotet, Exploits, Facebook, Hacktivism, Mat Honan, NotPetya, NSA, nsa spying, nsa surveillance, NSA tools, playstation breach, playstation hack, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, security fails, Shadow Brokers, social media, Sony, sony pictures hack, SURVEILLANCE, target breach, target hack, trickbot, triple threat, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 admin big tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

Tags: Big Tech Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA data portability Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission Act FTC Maria Cantwell pre-empt pre-emption private right of action right to access right to correct right to data security right to delete right to transparency Senator Maria Cantwell US Federal Trade Commission

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What you need to know about new data-security rules for business travel

November 15, 2019 admin Cloud Security, cyber attacks, Cyber crime, Data Privacy, Data Security, Mobile, Mobile Security, privacy, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:39:00 -0800

From U.S. Customs agents to cybercriminals, everyone wants to copy the data on your phone and laptop. Here’s how to protect your rights and also avoid industrial espionage.

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ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

November 6, 2019 admin access act, apple pages, big tech, Center for Democracy and Technology, Competition, Congress, data interoperability, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, ello, European Union, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, google, google docs, instagram, interoperability, LinkedIn, mark zuckerberg, Mastodon, messenger, Microsoft Word, portability, privacy, Senate, the access act, Twitter, us congress, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, user privacy, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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Privacy

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Growing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy

October 23, 2019 admin Data Privacy, Do Not Call registry, FCC, FTC, high-risk calls, nuisance calls, privacy, robocall, robocall scam, robocalling, robocalls, scam calls, scammers, tcpa, user privacy

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:43:07 +0000

Robocalls aren’t just a nuisance—they’re a threat to personal data and privacy. And they’re on the rise. Learn which new tactics scammers are using and how to protect against them.

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Privacy

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Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil

September 25, 2019 admin anthem, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, connecticut, Data Privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Data Security, data security law, delaware, Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility, hipaa, insurance cybersecurity, insurance data security, insurance data security model law, Maine, mccarran ferguson act, Michigan, Mississippi, model law, naic, national association of insurance commissioners, new hampshire, New York, New York Department of Financial Services, nydfs, Ohio, privacy, South Carolina, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:44:47 +0000

Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has seen radical success in making data security a little bit stronger for one industry—insurance providers.

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Privacy

Tags: Anthem California California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA Connecticut Data privacy data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation data security data security law Delaware Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility HIPAA insurance cybersecurity insurance data security insurance data security model law Maine McCarran Ferguson Act Michigan Mississippi model law NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners New Hampshire New York New York Department of Financial Services NYDFS Ohio South Carolina US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation

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