The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

billion apps in 2021 alone, up more than 47 percent since 2018. This increased demand for apps also raises the need for improved data protection measures, which Google took steps to address with the new data safety section they launched in July 2022. percent) of the apps share user data with third parties.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was passed in November 2020. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. The main difference is that the GDPR framework focuses on legal bases for data processing.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

In the wake of a leaked draft of the decision, Federal legislators introduced a new, targeted data privacy bill to protect reproductive health data. Immediately following the decision, countless individuals dropped their current period-tracking apps in search for another app that would promise to better protect their data.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

New York appears to be poised to make 2021 the year of data privacy for the Empire State. As part of the 2021 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive law that "will provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.".

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Jared Polis, at the time Colorado’s governor-elect, speaks at a 2018 election night rally. Governor Polis last week signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law. state to officially pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) is asking tech companies to tackle issues related to data privacy for cookie pop-ups. Already, the cookies acceptance feature has been part of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation that came into effect in May 2018.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way , GDPR illustrates it isn’t an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network and dating platform , will likely suffer a $ 12 million USD fine due to privacy related complaints. It was adopted in 2016 and enforcement began in 2018. What is GDPR?

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