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Clearview AI Breach Raises Questions About Data Privacy Compliance

March 3, 2020
Amy Willcox
Artificial Intelligence, Breach prevention, CCPA, Privacy

Clearview AI, a facial recognition app the New York Times claimed “might end privacy as we know it,” has taken a massive step towards fulfilling that prophecy. Recently, the controversial New York-based company experienced a major data breach, with hackers leaking the company’s entire customer list as well as data pertaining to the number of…

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A Guide to the Changes Proposed by Regulatory Update to CCPA

February 25, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, Privacy

On Jan. 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act kicked into effect. In short, the new privacy law gives consumers the right to know what types of personally identifiable information (PII) are being collected, stored, and sold by companies under the new law’s jurisdiction. It also lets consumers opt-out of having their data stored and…

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No Exemptions: Banks Need to Comply With the CCPA and the GLBA

Many financial organizations are under the impression that they are not required to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because their data privacy practices are already regulated by several state and local laws, including the California Financial Information Privacy Act (CalFIPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)…

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The Author of CCPA is Ready for Another Fight

January 28, 2020
Editorial Team
CCPA, Privacy, State Laws

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) just took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, but a movement to amend and strengthen the act is already underway. The California Privacy Rights Act or CPRA seeks to expand CCPA’s current provisions. Led by the CCPA’s original author, Alastair Mactaggart, the ballot initiative would strengthen CCPA with new and…

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