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Facebook sued for siphoning facial recognition data without consent

Malwarebytes

The company updated and implemented this technology in December 2017 to assist users in managing their identity on the platform by helping them “find photos that you’re not tagged in and help you detect when others might be attempting to use your image as their profile picture.”

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on the degrees of privacy tech companies assign to your digital footprints

The Last Watchdog

Regulations such as the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) in the US and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU address this, particularly when personally identified information ( PII ) is involved.

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. 1 November 2017. The Equifax breach was a serious security breach that puts millions of Americans at risk. It confessed to another data leak in January 2017. Before the.

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SEC Issues Cybersecurity Alert For Brokers And Financial Advisers

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 17, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its National Exam Program, issued a “Risk Alert” […].

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NIST Plans To Examine Internet of Things (IoT) For Its Cybersecurity Framework

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NIST is accepting public comment on the new draft guidance through July 7, 2017. NIST’s focus on the IoT sector also comes as the IoT sector is coming under greater regulatory scrutiny in the US. In 2015, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance encouraging certain best practices in the IoT sector.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), California privacy advocates introduced a ballot initiative on October 12, 2017 called “The Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018” (No.