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State of Maine data breach impacts 1.3 million people

November 14, 2023 admin data breach, Exploits and vulnerabilities, Maine, news, state, Vulnerability

The US State of Maine says it has suffered a data breach impacting around 1.3 million people—more or less the the entire population of Maine.

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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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Tags: 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 South Carolina US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation

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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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Privacy

Tags: 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 Purism Senator Ron Wyden Technet US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Federal Trade Commission Vermont

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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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Tags: 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 protonmail Purism right to access social purpose company US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Senate Judiciary Committee Vermont Vivaldi

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A week in security (June 10 – 16)

June 17, 2019 admin a week in security, ACLU, ad blockers, Adware, AI, American Civil Liberties Union, APT, Artificial Intelligence, breach, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, cyberbullying, disinformation campaign, fishwrap, Google Calendar notification abuse, Healthcare security, Maine, MuddyWaters, privacy, pups, push notifications, sextortion, trolling, twitter list abuse, VLC

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:09:19 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 10–16, including MegaCortex, the latest news on privacy, the abuse of Twitter’s Lists feature, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: ACLU ad blockers adware AI American Civil Liberties Union APT artificial intelligence breach CBP Customs and Border Protection cyberbullying disinformation campaign fishwrap Google Calendar notification abuse healthcare security Maine MuddyWaters privacy PUPs push notifications sextortion trolling twitter list abuse VLC

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Maine governor signs ISP privacy bill

June 11, 2019 admin ACLU of Maine, Bangor Daily News, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, Governor Janet Mills, GSI, internet service provider, ISP, Janet Mills, LD 946, Maine, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, privacy, Senator Shenna Bellows, Shenna Bellows

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:57:38 +0000

Less than one week after Maine Governor Janet Mills received one of the nation’s most privacy-protective state bills on her desk, she signed it into law. The move makes Maine the latest US state to implement its own online privacy protections.

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Privacy

Tags: ACLU of Maine Bangor Daily News data privacy law data privacy legislation Governor Janet Mills GSI internet service provider ISP Janet Mills LD 946 Maine Maine State Chamber of Commerce online privacy online privacy law online privacy legislation Senator Shenna Bellows Shenna Bellows

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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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Privacy

Tags: 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 Ron Wyden Senator Ron Wyden Spectrum Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wyden

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