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ACLU, public defenders push back against Google giving police your mobile data

February 2, 2023 admin Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Mobile, privacy, Security, small and medium business, smartphones, telecommunications industry

The ACLU and eight federal public defenders are asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to exclude mobile device location data obtained from Google via a so-called geofence warrant that helped law enforcement catch a bank robbery suspect.

The first geofence civil rights case to reach a federal court of appeals raises serious Fourth Amendment concerns against unreasonable search and seizure related to the location and personal information of mobile device users.

Geofence warrants have primarily been issued for Google to hand over data about every cell phone or other mobile device within a specific geographical region and timeframe. The problem: location data on every person carrying a mobile device in that area is scooped up in a wide net and their data is then handed over en masse to law enforcement.

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Safety matters – home and away

January 30, 2023 admin Access to Energy, Data Privacy, electrical hazards, electrical safety, Energy Efficiency, energy management, home protection solutions, homes, Safety, Sustainability

Credit to Author: Denis Marant| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:29:04 +0000

In today’s world, power is everywhere, and electrical equipment can be found wherever we work, live, or play. While this means we have access to electricity almost anytime, anywhere, it also implicitly means the increasing use of our everyday equipment and appliances may potentially lead to…

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Data privacy laws, compliance to take center stage in 2023 and beyond

January 28, 2023 admin Compliance, Data Privacy, products & services, solutions

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:00:07 +0000

Make sure your organization stays a step ahead when it comes to meeting regulatory requirements.

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Apple marks Data Privacy Week with in-store privacy training, more

January 24, 2023 admin apple, Data Privacy, iPhone, Mobile, privacy, small and medium business

Apple this year is marking Data Privacy Week by working to educate iPhone users about the privacy protection tools they already have in hand, a move that has implications across any business that wants to maintain privacy.

Data protection is the bedrock of business

Data Privacy Week grew out of the Jan. 28, 2007 first convention on data protection. Today, it’s a global event that aims to raise awareness around privacy and data protection.

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The top 12 tech stories of 2022

December 26, 2022 admin Data Privacy, Regulation, Security, Technology Industry

The technology sector’s vulnerability to the vagaries of geopolitics and the macroeconomy became clearer than ever in 2022, as IT giants laid off workers en masse, regulators cracked down on tech rule-breakers, nations negotiated data privacy, the EU-China chip war widened, and the Ukraine war disrupted business as usual. Through it all the classic tech themes—including innovation and the fight to bolster cybersecurity—continued as ChatGPT was released, Broadcom sought to purchase VMWare, a Mac renaissance began to flower, and teen hackers brought major companies to their knees. Here are our editors’ choices for the dozen stories that rocked the world of tech in 2022.

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Microsoft’s EU data boundary plan to take effect Jan. 1

December 15, 2022 admin Data Privacy, Regulation

Microsoft on Thursday said it will begin rolling out the first phase of its European Union data boundary plan from January 1, 2023 that’ll allow customers to store and process their customer data within the EU. The move comes two days after the EU commission said it had officially begun the process of approving the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Under the first phase of the plan, companies that use Microsoft products and services will be able to store and process their customer data within the EU. Microsoft has included Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365 and Office 365 under the first phase.

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European Commission takes step toward approving EU-US data privacy pact

December 13, 2022 admin Compliance, Data Privacy, Regulation

The European Commission announced Tuesday that is has officially begun the process of approving the EU-US Data Privacy Framework—hammered together to allow the flow of data between the US and the European Union—after concluding that the framework provides privacy safeguards comparable to those of the EU.

After President Biden signed the executive order that implemented rules for the Trans-Atlantic Data Policy Framework in the US in October, the Commission conducted an assessment into the US legal framework that the bill was based upon. That assessment, released Tuesday, says that the legislation ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to US companies.

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Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups

December 7, 2022 admin apple, computers and peripherals, Data Privacy, Endpoint Protection, iPhone, Security

Apple today introduced several new security features focused on fending off threats to user data in the cloud, including end-to-end encryption for backups for iCloud users.

Along with end-to-end encryption for iCloud, Apple’s cloud storage and computing platform, the company announced iMessage Contact Key Verification, allowing users to verify they are communicating only with whom they intend.

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Apple also announced hardware Security Keys for Apple ID, giving users the choice to require two-factor authentication to sign into their Apple ID account. (Hardware security keys use devices, such as USB thumb drives or near-field communication (NFC) dongles, to enable access to a service or application.)

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