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U.S. data privacy and security solutions emerging at the federal level

CSO Magazine

states have enacted strict privacy laws, the United States still lacks a comprehensive federal privacy statute, a vacuum that has fueled what many observers argue is a culture of “surveillance capitalism.” Wade, which is likely to accelerate private data hunting expeditions by prosecutors and law enforcement in nearly 30 U.S.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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U.S., EU reach preliminary data privacy agreement

CSO Magazine

-EU relations since a previous deal regulating trans-Atlantic data flows – Privacy Shield – was deemed illegal by the EU’s top court in 2020. government surveillance of their data. Framework underscores “shared commitment to privacy”. It ruled that the U.S.