In recent years, organizations have utilized “clean rooms” as part of their data governance practices. According to this Wall Street Journal article, the term “clean room” is derived from the manufacturing industry where a clean room is a “controlled environment…
Indonesia Passes Data Privacy Law On September 20, 2022, Indonesian parliament passed a new law that will provide Indonesian consumers with increased protections. Under the law, data holders are prohibited from “leaking,” misusing, or falsifying Indonesian consumers’ personal information for…
Data governance is a common imperative for most if not all organizations, and that regulatory imperative has created an industry of tech and tools to assist with cataloging, storing and protecting personal data for organizations. Because of the disorganized and…
CFPB to Step Up Enforcement of Fair Credit Reporting Act The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued new regulations around how companies can use and share credit and background reports. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in the Bureau’s release…
One of the key ways organizations can stay in compliance with data privacy laws—thus gaining a competitive edge—is to properly classify data. Digital Guardian defines data classification as the process of automatically organizing data collected or generated by your organization…
MIT Releases White Paper on Data Privacy First-Movers In a new white paper, MIT Technology Review released insights on emerging and current data privacy legislation. The paper, titled First-mover advantages of implementing data privacy in countries where such a law…
One of the most important ways to demonstrate your company’s compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to prepare a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for any high-risk data processing activities. The GDPR requires a DPIA for…
NAAG Launches Cybersecurity Resource Center Last week the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced a new initiative focused on cybersecurity. The NAAG Center on Cyber and Technology (CyTech) joins other NAAG centers focused on key public interests, and will…
According to Cisco’s Benchmark Study, average spending on data privacy solutions for both small and large organizations doubled in 2021, with companies budgeting $2.4 million a year for privacy-related issue management. This budget is substantial, but it’s necessary. A Pew…
New Privacy Coalition Gathers to Set Agenda The newly-created Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum-—an international association of countries that includes the U.S., Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea—gathered last week in Hawaii to work on an agreement for, “potential…
