Security News

Will the U.S. Get a Federal Privacy Law?
2019-12-27 14:33

Some Legislative Experts Don't Expect Progress SoonDemocrats and the Republicans introduced a number of proposed bills in 2019 designed to create a federal privacy law. But will Congress be able...

Tying Up Loose Ends for Health Data Privacy, Security
2019-12-23 20:03

What's Inside Appropriations Bill for HHS Efforts?As the year wraps up, regulators and legislators have been busy tying up some "loose ends" related to health data security and privacy before the...

As US Congress Delays on Privacy, California Law in Focus
2019-12-23 12:50

As US lawmakers head home without agreeing on consumer privacy legislation, a new California law is set to become the de facto national standard, potentially leaving consumers and businesses...

Facebook Wins an EU Privacy Ruling
2019-12-20 14:04

Will Dispute Over Sharing European's Data With US Continue?Facebook's sharing of data of European users with the U.S. is legal and provides enough protections, the legal adviser to the EU's top...

Data collection balancing act: Privacy, trust and consumer convenience
2019-12-18 07:00

With the advent of laws like the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, which are sure to be portents of things to come (i.e., more and better data privacy legislation), companies with a global presence...

The privacy and security trends that will shape 2020
2019-12-16 06:30

Privacy concerns will ratchet up further around IoT and 5G. Even if the industry manages to secure the billions of IoT devices already deployed, they permeate so many aspects of life that it will...

Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail
2019-12-13 20:31

Omnichannel views of customers are a competitive edge -- but they have to be appropriately implemented.

Weak account checks earn company $10.5 million privacy fine
2019-12-13 11:28

The telecomms company violates the EU's GDPR by allegedly failing to fully authenticate people phoning up to access their accounts.

Facebook Says Ready for New California Privacy Law
2019-12-12 19:20

Facebook on Thursday said it was ready for a data privacy law that will go into effect in its home state of California at the start of next year. read more

Americans should have strong privacy-protecting encryption ...that the Feds and cops can break, say senators
2019-12-10 21:12

I don't care if it's mathematically impossible, make it happen nerds! In its latest attempt to come up with a digital encryption scheme that's both secure and not, the US Senate Judiciary...