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News Alerts and Breach Report for Week of January 23, 2023

January 25, 2023
Editorial Team
Biometric, European Union, NIST, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Social Media, Weekly Update
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EU Takes Aim at TikTok Over Privacy Violations Though the U.S. has been exploring ways to curtail or even ban popular social media platform TikTok, it’s possible that European regulators might be closer to taking action against the Chinese-owned company.…

News Alerts and Breach Report for May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022
Editorial Team
Biometric, California, Connecticut, Illinois, NIST, Supply Chains, Technology, United Kingdom, US Regulatory, Vendors, White House
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NIST Releases Cybersecurity Supply Chain Guidance The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released guidance on supply chain cybersecurity this week in response to the Biden administration’s Executive Order 14028—Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The guidance, Software Supply Chain Security…

California Amends CPRA to Protect Biometric Data

February 28, 2022
Editorial Team
Biometric, California, CPRA, Customer, Data Governance, Digital Identity, Personal Information
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Over the last several years, California legislators have been leading the country in creating new privacy protections for consumers. These legislative actions, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) have been primarily focused…

Interest Groups Exert Influence as Support Grows for Federal Privacy Law

November 27, 2021
Michael Reinhardt
Amazon, Biometric, Chamber of Commerce, Cross-Border Data Transfers, Data Privacy, Legislation, Lobbying, Privacy Shield, State Laws, US Data Privacy Legislation

As calls for comprehensive national privacy legislation grow louder in the United States, Big Tech and Big Business are deploying armies of lobbyists and monied interests to influence state and federal legislation. Legislators from both parties have rallied around the need for stronger consumer protection laws. This sentiment was echoed at a recent hearing held…

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CNIL Publishes White Paper on Digital Payments and Data Privacy

November 23, 2021
Editorial Team
AML, Banks, Biometric, CNIL, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Payments, Financial Services, FinTech, GDPR, Personal Information, Privacy

The French Data Protection Authority’s white paper discusses how companies can comply with data privacy and security obligations. The use of card, contactless, and innovative digital payment solutions has significantly increased in recent years, fueled by the immediate impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the longer-term growth of e-commerce and open banking. In this…

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California Passes Suite of New Privacy Laws

October 26, 2021
Editorial Team
Biometric, Breach Notification, California, CCPA, Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, Genetic Information, Legislation

California continues to be at the vanguard of privacy protection. On October 11, 2021, California’s Governor Newsom signed several bills addressing privacy and data security. These new laws go into effect January 1, 2022 and include: AB 335, which adds an exemption to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) consumer personal information sales opt-out right.…

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Utah Moving on Data Privacy Laws

April 8, 2021
Amy Willcox
Biometric, Consumer Privacy, State Laws, Utah

Utah is making moves in the data privacy realm. Two separate bills have come to light this year: The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) was recently signed into law, and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) was introduced in Utah’s State Senate in February. The two bills cover very different ground, but both might have…

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New York State Proposes Biometric Privacy Law

January 12, 2021
Amy Willcox
Biometric, Penalties and Enforcement, Privacy, State Laws

New York State legislators have proposed a private right to action with Assembly Bill 27–a proposed amendment to New York’s General Business Law (GBL). This amendment–also called the Biometric Privacy Act (BPA) –would allow consumers to sue companies for improperly collecting or using certain biometric data. Here’s our analysis: What Qualifies As Biometric Data? BPA…

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2020 News in Review

Week Ending December 28 ICO Warns SolarWinds Victims to Report Breaches The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to organizations compromised by the SolarWinds breach. The breach, which was carried out by Russian hackers, affected more than 18000 organizations worldwide. ICO requires UK data controllers subject to NIS regulations to report…

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Should Consumers Have Full Control Over Their Data?

October 20, 2020
Amy Willcox
Biometric, Data Privacy

Balancing the risks and benefits of data has become part of everyday life–for individuals and businesses alike. While the “data explosion” has done wonders for personalization, it has also opened the doors to exploitation, discrimination and the invasion of privacy. When looking at data from a corporate governance perspective, it is easy to forget the…

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