Enthusiasm from privacy advocates is growing as more states enter the fray to develop protections from data breaches. However, many hope these state court actions are a precursor to a long-awaited federal law. 1. “South Carolina Biometric Data Privacy Act Could Increase Compliance Obligations,” Biometric Update.com- June 24th, 2021 Maryland, Illinois, and South Carolina are […]
Fingers crossed that Colorado becomes the third state with a data privacy law. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly more important for the federal government to get involved in this war to protect privacy and help reduce major data breaches at large companies. “Colorado Lawmakers Advance Data Privacy Legislation,” Government Technology- June 1st, […]
In a novel and unprecedented approach to address privacy issues, New York declares a 2% tax on technology companies’ use of consumer data. Further, sacred healthcare information is becoming more vulnerable as Big Tech gains more access to this data. The healthcare “data scare” and other privacy practices necessitates improved defenses including class-action lawsuits and […]
Hallelujah to the possibility of a federal privacy law as proposed by bipartisan lawmakers this week. While there is still “a lot of wood to chop” to pass the bill, the steps taken are certainly encouraging. In addition, we were treated to a great history of Apple’s privacy rights policies while witnessing improvement in Google’s […]
While statewide rules and regulations outside of California and Virginia muddle along, other governmental entities and political groups are stepping in to advocate for privacy rights including the New York City Council and the Democratic Party. In addition, the European Union held strong against Facebook’s plans to allow data about European users to U.S. servers. […]
A collection of the top 10 statements made by experts Jessica Simpson, Nick Potvin, and Ryan Boh, and co-hosts Gilbert Hill and George Stella throughout the Turning of the Tide for Ad Tech webinar on Thursday, May 6th, 2021: 1. “We want to collect your data so that when you come to an event, we […]