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Implementing the concept of "Privacy design" requires a series of critical steps, says Heikki Tolvanen, chief legal engineer at PrivacyAnt, a Finland-based privacy consulting firm, who offers insights on mistakes to avoid. "You just have to keep in mind all the different privacy requirements. For example, under GDPR, we have a lot of different requirements applying to IT systems for processes. ... So when you are designing something, you must ensure that all of those are implemented in whatever you are designing," he says.
Amazon-owned home security and smart home company Ring this week announced new security and privacy features for all of its users. With mandatory 2FA in place, when a user logs into their Ring account, a one-time six-digit code to verify the login attempt - this applies to all Shared Users on the account as well - will be sent, either via email or as a text message.
Most businesses don't realize customers mistrust how their data is used, but customers haven't switched businesses because they feel they don't have a choice, revealed a new report from PwC, Consumer Intelligence Series: Trusted Tech Report. Consumers, the report said, have a reasonable expectation for privacy with the data they provide the private sector; 84% of consumers will take their business elsewhere if they don't trust how a company is handling their data, and 85% said they wish there more companies they could trust with their data.
With the new Chromium version of Microsoft Edge comes new settings that allow you to better control your privacy and security. Microsoft released the new version of Edge on January 15, 2020, for Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 7, so you should already have it by now; if not, browse to Microsoft's website to download the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium.
Consumers and employees are finally becoming more sensitive to the privacy of their data. Before US presidential news and the COVID-19 coronavirus took over the press, privacy was one of the major topics, with frequent questions around how much data the large social media companies should have, and what uses were appropriate for those data.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is proposing the creation of a new federal agency dedicated to protecting online privacy, taking that task away from the Federal Trade Commission. In November, two Democratic members of the U.S. House, Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren, proposed similar legislation, The Online Privacy Act, which would create a digital privacy agency that would have the ability to hire up to 1,600 employees and the authority to impose fines for privacy violations.
As the number of smart devices in private households increases, so do the opportunities for cyber criminals to attack, TÜV Rheinland reveals. Smart speakers, fitness trackers, smart watches, thermostats, energy meters, smart home security cameras, smart locks and lights are the best-known examples of the seemingly unstoppable democratization of the "Internet of many Things".
A new federal bureaucracy, the Data Protection Agency, has been proposed to completely revamp how the U.S. government regulates data collection and misuse by big tech companies. While privacy experts call the agency a "Good first step," they remain skeptical about how effective it would be once enforced.
62 percent of employees are unsure if their organization has to comply with the recently-enacted CCPA, which gives California residents enhanced consumer data privacy rights, according to a survey of more than 1,000 employees conducted by Osterman Research. "To adequately protect consumer data, companies must quickly transform employees from bystanders into security advocates, and that begins with awareness programs that engage employees and reinforce behaviors that align with security and compliance goals."
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