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Balancing “super app” ambitions with privacy
2024-02-19 06:30

Boosted data-driven innovation that has added value for users and offers new avenues for business, like AI. The considerations for "Super app" data privacy. While benefits are plenty, one of the key considerations associated with the creation of a "Super app" - with all the potential volumes of data accessible - is what users might lose in terms of privacy.

How companies are misjudging their data privacy preparedness
2024-02-09 04:30

In this Help Net Security video, Karen Schuler, Global Privacy & Data Protection Chair at BDO, discusses overconfidence in data privacy and data protection practices. There is an apparent disconnect between tech CFOs' confidence and consumer perceptions.

Mozilla adds paid-for data-deletion tier to Monitor, its privacy-breach radar
2024-02-06 21:54

Mozilla on Tuesday expanded its free privacy-monitoring service with a paid-for tier called Mozilla Monitor Plus that will try to get data brokers to delete their copies of subscribers' personal information. Necessarily alert to revenue diversification opportunities in light of its dependence on Google paying to be the default search service on its beleaguered Firefox browser, Mozilla has taken Monitor beyond HIBP alerts, added data removal, and branded that expanded service Monitor Plus with a subscription fee of $8.99 per month.

Businesses banning or limiting use of GenAI over privacy risks
2024-02-05 05:00

Findings from a new Cisco study highlight the growing Privacy concerns with GenAI, trust challenges facing organizations over their use of AI, and the attractive returns from privacy investment. Most organizations are aware of these risks and are putting in place controls to limit exposure: 63% have established limitations on what data can be entered, 61% have limits on which employees can use GenAI tools, and 27% said their organization had banned GenAI applications altogether for the time being.

Italian Data Protection Watchdog Accuses ChatGPT of Privacy Violations
2024-01-30 10:20

Italy's data protection authority (DPA) has notified ChatGPT-maker OpenAI of supposedly violating privacy laws in the region. "The available evidence pointed to the existence of breaches of the...

Balancing AI benefits with security and privacy risks in healthcare
2024-01-30 04:00

To manage an environment of increasing risks and limited resources, healthcare internal audit and compliance departments must align their risk assessments and audit work plans to areas most vital to achieving the strategic goals and business objectives of their organizations, according to Kodiak. To unlock these benefits, healthcare provider organizations need to mitigate a host of risks, such as storing and securing enormous amounts of data that is mostly protected health information, protecting the training data for AI models from malicious actors seeking to introduce bad data, and rooting out bias that can creep into in AI algorithms because of a lack of data for gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity.

Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives
2024-01-26 04:00

The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe-from India's Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil's General Data Protection Law, according to ISACA. However, only 34% of organizations say they find it easy to understand their privacy obligations and only 43% are very or completely confident in their organization's privacy team's ability to ensure data privacy and achieve compliance with new privacy laws and regulations. In addition to difficulty understanding the privacy regulatory landscape, organizations also face other data privacy challenges, including budget.

Australian Organisations Struggling to Resolve Tensions Between Personalisation, Privacy
2024-01-23 21:17

Organisations in Australia face a significant challenge with data. Why organisations want data to deliver personalisation.

Case Study: The Cookie Privacy Monster in Big Global Retail
2024-01-16 13:23

Explore how an advanced exposure management solution saved a major retail industry client from ending up on the naughty step due to a misconfiguration in its cookie management policy. This wasn’t...

Save up to $315 on data privacy tools with AdGuard VPN
2024-01-14 13:12

AdGuard VPN offers one-year, three-year, and five-year subscriptions to cover all of your devices, anywhere in the world. AdGuard VPN is built on a custom-designed protocol, drawing from the team's experience designing ad blockers and built from the ground up to provide faster connections while maintaining safety, even on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks.