data privacy

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

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Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
December 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Office of the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced late last week it reached settlements with five companies whose mobile apps failed...

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WePay’s Aberman: Seamless Commerce Requires Wider Lens
WePay’s Aberman: Seamless Commerce Requires Wider Lens
December 14, 2018  |  Commerce

Here’s a buzzword: seamless commerce. For good reason, too. It is an appropriate way to describe the nirvana of the commerce experience, one in which...

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Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
December 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. 11) about how the company approaches privacy and whether it has political bias,...

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Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
December 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A report by the House Oversight Committee has found that Equifax’s massive data breach could have been easily prevented if its security practices and policies...

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EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
December 07, 2018  |  Blockchain

In its newest report, the EU Blockchain Forum (EUBF) noted that government bodies need to home in on two aspects of the blockchain to help...

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Draft Guidelines Clarify GDPR Scope
Draft Guidelines Clarify GDPR Scope
December 03, 2018  |  Regulation

As GDPR continues to take root, having an impact in Europe and beyond the confines of the continent, news came late last month that the...

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2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?
2015 Marriott Breach: Prelude To 2018 Cyberattack?
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International, which announced last week it was the victim of a hack in which the bad guys accessed its reservation database for Starwood properties,...

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From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock...

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Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack
Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Dell announced that it reset passwords for all accounts on its online electronics store after it stopped hackers from trying to steal customer data. Citing a...

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