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Data Privacy Day: Securing your data with a password manager

IT Security Guru

Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder of Keeper Security, has offered up some tips to best secure your online accounts and stay safe on the internet.

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Major Banks Under Fire for Refusing Reimbursements to Victims of Online Payment Scams

Identity IQ

As online payment scams become increasingly prevalent, victims have raised significant concerns about consumer protection and financial security. The increase in online payment scams, particularly those involving Zelle, has led to significant financial losses for consumers. Key Takeaways Major U.S.

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An Introduction to the Hawaii Consumer Privacy Protection Act

Centraleyes

2021 Hawaii Privacy Bills HB125 (Enacted into Law) In 2021, the Governor of Hawai‘i signed into law (HB125) the Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act creating additional protections for student privacy, and this time imposing liability directly on educational institutions. They were not enacted into law.

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SiteLock Named To The 2016 Online Trust Alliance Honor Roll

SiteLock

Through its comprehensive study, it evaluates companies in three major categories: a company’s consumer protection, data and site security and adherence to responsible privacy practice. The Online Trust and Honor Roll Audit is the only independent online trust benchmark study.

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SiteLock’s Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions For 2020

SiteLock

The CCPA aims to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for California residents or any other organization that does business with California. Given the focus on protecting consumer privacy, the CCPA regulations will inevitably set the bar for an increase in cybersecurity policies.

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

My wife and I both received notices informing us our “name, Social Security number, address, date and place of birth, residency, educational, and employment history, personal foreign travel history, information about immediate family as well as business and personal acquaintances” may have been included in the breach.

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Inferences drawn from any of the information identified” above “to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, preferences, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.”. The CCPA does not define “household.” o)(2)(i)-(ii). [5]