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Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors

February 4, 2020 admin 2019 washington privacy act, 2020 washington privacy act, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, Consumer Reports, data portability, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Facial Recognition, future of privacy forum, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, microsoft, personal data, privacy, right to access, right to correct, right to delete, senator reuven carlyle, sensitive data, washington privacy act, washington privacy act 2019, washington privacy act 2020, WPA

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:35:25 +0000

The Washington Privacy Act would extend new data rights of access, correction, and deletion to Washington residents, with new rules on facial recognition.

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 admin big tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

November 6, 2019 admin access act, apple pages, big tech, Center for Democracy and Technology, Competition, Congress, data interoperability, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, ello, European Union, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, google, google docs, instagram, interoperability, LinkedIn, mark zuckerberg, Mastodon, messenger, Microsoft Word, portability, privacy, Senate, the access act, Twitter, us congress, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, user privacy, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil

September 25, 2019 admin anthem, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, connecticut, Data Privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Data Security, data security law, delaware, Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility, hipaa, insurance cybersecurity, insurance data security, insurance data security model law, Maine, mccarran ferguson act, Michigan, Mississippi, model law, naic, national association of insurance commissioners, new hampshire, New York, New York Department of Financial Services, nydfs, Ohio, privacy, South Carolina, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:44:47 +0000

Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has seen radical success in making data security a little bit stronger for one industry—insurance providers.

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CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law

September 19, 2019 admin Brave, Brave browser, Business Roundatble, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, Center for Democracy and Technology, consumer privacy, consumer privacy law, Data Privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EU, European Union, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Maine, Montana, nevada, pay-for-privacy, privacy, Purism, Senator Ron Wyden, Technet, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Federal Trade Commission, Vermont

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000

Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.

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What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?

July 10, 2019 admin AB 846, AB 873, Brave, Brave browser, California Consumer Privacy Act, data broker, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, digital bill of rights, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo, European Union, federal data privacy law, federal data privacy legislation, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Ghostery, internet service provider, Lavabit, Maine, preempt, preemption, privacy, protonmail, Purism, right to access, social purpose company, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Senate Judiciary Committee, Vermont, Vivaldi

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they’re all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

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Maine inches closer to shutting down ISP pay-for-privacy schemes

June 5, 2019 admin ACLU of Maine, AT&T, comcast, Data Privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Facebook, google, GWI, internet service provider, ISP, L.D. 946, LD 946, Maine, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, pay-for-privacy, privacy, Ron Wyden, Senator Ron Wyden, Spectrum, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Wyden

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Unlike a data privacy proposal in the US and a new data privacy law in California, the Maine data privacy bill aimed at Internet Service Providers (ISPs) explicitly shuts down any pay-for-privacy schemes.

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The top six takeaways for corporate data privacy compliance

May 3, 2019 admin apple, California Online Privacy Protection Act, cybersecurity law, cybersecurity laws, data breach notification, data breach notification law, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Helix DNA, Mozilla, Online privacy, personal data, personal information, personally identifiable information, privacy, Privacy & Policy, protonmail, Security world, signal, Uber, user privacy, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Here are Labs’ top six takeaways from our data privacy and cybersecurity law series on corporate data privacy compliance. From emerging startups to burgeoning enterprises, these rules help not just with legal liability, but also user trust.

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