Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The California State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 362 (“DELETE Act”) which which would allow consumers to have every “data broker” that collected their personal information to delete that information information with a single verifiable request. The bill now heads to California Governor Gavin Newsom for consideration. Under…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn ClearStar Inc., an industry leader in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening, today announced that it has received ISO 27701:2019 certification for its Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). This certification shows ClearStar meets rigorous international standards for protecting personal data. ISO/IEC 27701:2019 is a privacy extension…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 17, 2023, the United States (U.S.) government launched the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Program Website to enable eligible U.S. companies to self-certify participation in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) to facilitate cross-border transfers of personal data in compliance with European Union (EU) law. “With trans-Atlantic…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 7, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) with recommended actions to protect against and reduce the impact from the CL0P Ransomware Gang exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer (CVE-2023-3436). “CL0P Ransomware Gang,…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Following the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) binding dispute resolution decision of April 13, 2023, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was issued a fine of 1.2 billion euros following an inquiry into its Facebook service by the Irish Data Protection Authority (IE DPA), according to an EDPB…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has called a data breach caused by a now-former employee who sent the personal information of more than 250,000 individuals to a personal email account “completely unacceptable,” according to reports from The Hill and Politico of a story first reported by The…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) issued by the European Commission in December 2022 to secure transatlantic data transfers between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.).…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 23, 2023, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) announced the program for the 2023 Data Privacy Week campaign that will take place from January 22 to 28, 2023, to continue to raise awareness about the importance of digital privacy for consumers and businesses, according to a news…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it secured agreements requiring a video game maker to pay $520 million in relief over allegations the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed “dark patterns” to trick players into making unintentional purchases. According…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 13, 2022, the European Commission issued a draft adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework which will foster trans-Atlantic data transfers between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.) by ensuring an adequate level of protection for personal data, the Commission announced. With the…
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