Your Data Is Up for Sale on Cyber Monday
From today’s Slate Magazine: It’s hard to find the most shocking detail about FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that imploded in such spectacular fashion. From borrowing billions of dollars from customer…
Will Congress Kill the Push for Data Privacy?
From today’s The Hill: With a lame duck session ahead in Congress, Democratic leaders in the House are facing demands to move forward pending bills. Many industry groups are hoping…
Cosmetics Giant Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit
From today’s ABC News Online: Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation…
T-Mobile Reaches $500 Million Settlement in Huge 2021 Data Breach
From today’s New York Times: T-Mobile has agreed to a settlement totaling $500 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by customers after the company disclosed in August that sensitive data…
New Connecticut Law Takes Its Place In U.S. Data Privacy Framework
From today’s Reuters Online: In May, the State of Connecticut enacted the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (the “CTDPA”) which includes a broad array of privacy regulations that…
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How You Can Protect Your Digital Privacy When and If Roe v. Wade Falls
From today’s Wired: A LEAKED UNITED States Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday and soon after authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts is a blaring signal that…
Connecticut Poised to Become Fifth State to Enact Privacy Law
From today’s Consumer Finance Monitor: Connecticut is the next in a growing list of states to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. Last Friday, the Connecticut legislature passed, by large margins,…
How Google and Big Tech Are Still Tracking You, Just in a Different Way
From today’s New York Times: The internet industry shuddered last year when Apple introduced privacy measures for the iPhone that threatened to upend online tracking and cripple digital advertising. Google…
Colorado introduces tight consumer protection law on data privacy
From today’s Digital Journal: Colorado is set to become the third state — alongside Virginia and California — to sign a privacy act into law, marking another step towards consumer…
To Protect Consumer Data, Don’t Do Everything on the Cloud
From today’s Harvard Business Review: When collecting consumer data, there is almost always a risk to consumer privacy. Sensitive information could be leaked unintentionally or breached by bad actors. For…