by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a data security measure that established standards for the state’s insurance industry in terms of data protection, investigation of cybersecurity events, and notification procedures. The law will take effect on...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Last July, New York State enacted a couple of new and tougher data security laws. The SHIELD Act takes effect on March 21, 2020 and it ups the state standard for the data security. The Identity Theft Prevention and Mitigation Act demands more positive action from...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) has given four major US telecom companies a September 4 ultimatum for producing a plan to improved their data collection and protection policies. Wyden had previously urged these telecom companies to limit their data collection activities...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants social media companies to turn over more user data to them so they can “proactively identify and reactively monitor threats to the United States and its interests.” The Wall Street Journal further reports that...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Governments are now moving to tighten data privacy laws and companies who fail to adequately test and improve their standards for data security and privacy are due for a tough time. California started the trend towards stiffer data privacy laws and dozens of other...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
A possible billion-dollar class action suit may be in the offing for Facebook after the social media giant failed to persuade a federal appeals court that it had not illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of Facebook users without their consent....
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Voice-driven digital assistants Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have served as a massive convenience in millions of homes worldwide. But reports of humans listening in on user interaction with digital assistants have raised fears over violations of data privacy. At...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Google thought it had secured a major win in 2017 when a judge approved a measly $5.5 million settlement rendered against the search giant over its persistent use of tracking cookies even when users opted out. That settlement, however, was recently junked a by...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
A small modem-equipped device, built for less than $100 dollars, can help hackers break into your network and steal your data without detection by coming through the mailroom. This technique called “Warshipping” involves concealing a tiny device in a regular-looking...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
A European Union (EU) court has ruled that companies that embed a Facebook ‘Like’ button on their website can be held liable for the data collected and sent to the social media giant. The ruling stemmed from a suit filed by a German consumer group that alleged that...
