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GUEST ESSAY: How ‘DPIAs” — data privacy impact assessments — can lead SMBs to compliance

The Last Watchdog

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. Let’s look at some of the challenges faced by SMBs in today’s data privacy landscape.

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Data Privacy in the United States: A Recap of 2023 Developments

Centraleyes

2023 marked a surge in comprehensive state data privacy laws. At the beginning of the year, only five states—California, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Connecticut—had comprehensive data privacy legislation. By the end of the year, the number of states with privacy laws more than doubled.

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Cyber CEO: Data Privacy Day – How to Enhance Your Data Privacy

Herjavec Group

January 28th is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower individuals and support businesses in the endeavor to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. This year, the National Cybersecurity Alliance has extended the data privacy campaign to be a week-long initiative.

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GUEST ESSAY: Privacy risks introduced by the ‘metaverse’ — and how to combat them

The Last Watchdog

As digital technologies become more immersive and tightly integrated with our daily lives, so too do the corresponding intrusive attacks on user privacy. But until recently, the VR privacy threat has remained entirely theoretical. Berkeley RDI is a preeminent source of open-access metaverse privacy research.

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Regional privacy but global clouds. How to manage this complexity?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The UN Fundamental Declaration of Human Rights states: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. The accountability of data controllers cannot be transferred. Implementing privacy. TCS and Thales: trusted partners.

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GUEST ESSAY: California pioneers privacy law at state level; VA, VT, CO, NJ take steps to follow

The Last Watchdog

News of data breaches, data vulnerabilities and compromised private information is released almost daily from businesses both small and large. Related: Europe’s GDPR ushers in new privacy era. Legislation has recently been proposed for individual states, addressing data privacy regulations head-on.

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A Pandora's Box: Unpacking 5 Risks in Generative AI

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This is confirmed by surveys, with 83% of business leaders saying they intend to increase their investments in the technology by 50% or more in the next six to 12 months. Such breaches jeopardize privacy and expose enterprises to regulatory penalties, legal liabilities, and reputational damage.

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