California just passed the country’s toughest online privacy law
While all eyes were on California’s foundering net neutrality bill, state legislators were scrambling to create an at least equally important and powerful online privacy law by combining efforts from...
View ArticleMore states appoint chief privacy officers to protect people’s data
In this age of hackers and cybercriminals, every state has a top security official focused on preventing breaches and protecting the vast amounts of data it collects. Now, a growing number also are...
View ArticleNew Jersey fills data privacy and IT operations roles with a single hire
Carrie Parikh is the state's first chief data and privacy officer and the new chief operating officer for the statewide IT agency.
View ArticleDMV's Safe Selfie Zones help new drivers safe keep personal information
One of the easiest ways for identity thieves to snatch personal information is when new drivers, in their excitement to show off their licenses, post photos of them on social media.
View ArticleNYC Libraries Take the Lead for Digital Privacy Week
Libraries throughout the city this week are hosting more than 30 free data privacy workshops as part of New York's ongoing privacy efforts.
View ArticleUtah just became a leader in digital privacy
On March 12, Utah legislators voted unanimously to pass landmark legislation in support of a new privacy law that will protect private electronic data stored with third parties like Google or Facebook...
View ArticleWithout federal action on data privacy, states forge ahead on their own
With the odds of the federal government passing a data protection law dim, more state governments around the country are considering their own measures aimed at protecting their residents’ internet...
View ArticleOttawa launches new 'digital charter’ to protect Canadians’ personal data
Ottawa is promising revisions to federal privacy law in an effort to better balance the control Canadians have over their personal data when it’s collected by technology companies. The government said...
View ArticleCities are writing privacy policies
A smart city can vacuum up details like your location or daily habits — even though you probably haven't agreed to it.
View ArticleStates Step Up in the Quest to Protect Citizen Privacy
While the U.S. currently lacks comprehensive regulation around how Americans’ data is collected and used, states like California, Washington and Maine offer their own approaches to protecting personal...
View ArticleWhat Cities Can Learn from the Nation's Only Privacy Commission
Four years ago, Oakland established an advisory commission to look at city policies through a privacy lens. Today, it remains the only body with such a wide scope and may become a model as the use of...
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