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Another California Data Privacy Law

Schneier on Security

While the proposed privacy initiative was initially met with significant opposition, particularly from large technology companies, some of that opposition faded in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Mark Zuckerberg's April 2018 testimony before Congress. And we could have had that ballot initiative.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. Location Matters.

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China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies

eSecurity Planet

Businesses that have spent the past three-plus years adapting to the European Union’s far-reaching data privacy law now have to decide how they will respond to a similar law in China that has been criticized as being more vague in its wording and harsher in its penalties. Spread of Data Privacy Laws. PIPL vs. GDPR.

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Texas to sue Meta for data privacy violation over Facial Recognition

CyberSecurity Insiders

Keeping aside the images related to the FB users from other states, the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Marshall district of Texas is only interested in asking FB to delete all such photos uploaded onto its platform by users living in the said state, as it violates the Texas data privacy rules.

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New Data Privacy Regulations

Schneier on Security

On the other side of the country, Representative Norma Smith of Washington introduced a similar bill in both 2017 and 2018. It goes further, requiring disclosure of what kinds of data the broker collects. A 2018 California ballot initiative could help. Vermont isn't the first to attempt this, though.

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Celebrating Data Privacy Day – or is it Data Protection Day?

BH Consulting

On 26 January 2009, the United States House of Representatives declared 28 January as National Data Privacy Day. The objective of the day was the same as Data Protection Day – but why would the US call it something different? The General Data Protection Regulation 2018, and the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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The 4 Biggest Risks of Non-Compliance With Data Privacy Regulations

Security Boulevard

The 4 Biggest Risks of Non-Compliance With Data Privacy Regulations. Not complying with data privacy laws can jeopardize an organization’s cybersecurity, finances, reputation, and more. 9, 2022, an important data privacy compliance deadline will pass for organizations that process U.S. jasonaxelrod.