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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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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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Data Privacy Day: Securing your data with a password manager

IT Security Guru

This year’s annual Data Privacy Day falls on January 28 th. Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. So, how can consumers protect themselves?

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Customer Tracking at Ralphs Grocery Store

Schneier on Security

To comply with California's new data privacy law, companies that collect information on consumers and users are forced to be more transparent about it. More consumer protection laws will be required. Sometimes the results are creepy. Wait, it gets even better. We may need to change the wording on the form.".

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New Jersey Privacy Act: What to Expect

Centraleyes

“New Jersey has long been a leader in data privacy,” stated Brandon Pugh, CIPP/US, CIPM, R-Street Institute Policy Director for Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats. The bill requires a controller to conduct a data protection impact assessment before processing personally identifiable information.