Security News

Federal Data Privacy Bill Takes Aim at Tech Giants
2019-11-27 15:26

The COPRA legislation would provide GDPR-like data protections, and create a new FTC enforcement bureau.

Firefox gets tough on tracking tricks that sneakily sap your privacy
2019-11-27 11:25

Firefox is getting ready to turn on its automatic anti-snooping tools to stop web 'fingerprinting" tricks.

Growing complexity is driving operational changes to privacy programs
2019-11-25 06:30

A majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving privacy programs, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has...

TrustArc’s Nymity Awareness Tracker enables privacy awareness across an entire business
2019-11-22 01:15

TrustArc, the leading privacy automation and intelligence platform provider, announces major updates to Nymity Awareness Tracker, the first compliance solution on the market to streamline...

Senators Demand Amazon Disclose Ring Privacy Policies
2019-11-21 22:07

Amazon's Ring data collection policies are in the spotlight.

Want to attain and retain customers? Adopt data privacy policies
2019-11-20 16:30

Customers won't buy services or products from companies if they don't trust how their data will be used, Cisco found.

Bill Aims to Fill Consumer Health Device Data Privacy 'Gap'
2019-11-19 21:33

Also, House Committee Scrutinizes Google/Ascension Patient Data Sharing DealIn the wake of Google's plan to buy Fitbit, two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that aims to protect the...

Americans Concerned, Confused Over Privacy, Survey Reveals
2019-11-18 22:43

Survey reveals that skepticism towards privacy issues remain at an all-time high.

Watchdog Agencies Report on VA Privacy, Security Woes
2019-11-18 21:18

Privacy of 'Millions' Potentially at Risk; Security Weaknesses CitedTwo recent reports issued by separate watchdog agencies spotlight data privacy and security challenges at the Department of...

PrivSec conference highlights CISO concerns and future data privacy laws
2019-11-18 19:12

The conference, hosted by Columbia University, brought together CISOs, lawmakers, academics, and businesses to discuss GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy in all its forms.