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Montana Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Act
Montana have become the ninth state to enact their own privacy law. The Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act is similar to Virginia and Connecticut.
White House Actions to Promote Safe AI Innovation
The White House has announced new actions regarding responsible AI innovations to ensure the use of AI protects citizens rights and safety
Tennessee Eighth State to Pass Privacy Law
Tennessee is the eighth US state to sign into law their own comprehensive privacy law. It will become effective in 2025.
Hackers are Holding Personal Data Hostage
CNBC have highlighted the preferred method for cyberattacks at the moment whereby hackers steal information and threaten to leak it.
Indiana Becomes Seventh State to Pass Data Protection Act
Indiana become the seventh state in the United States to adopt a comprehensive privacy law, Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
FTC Permanently Bans Companies and Fines $6.5 Million
Three companies have received a lifetime industry ban and fines of $6.5 million for a telemarketing scam regarding extended warranties
Former Uber CISO Avoids Jail Time After Data Breach
Uber's former CISO narrowly avoided jail time after covering up a huge data breach that impacted the data of over 57 million people.
NextGen Data Breach Compromises 1 Million Patient Records
NextGen recently disclosed a data breach affecting the healthcare records of over 1 million patients after client credentials were stolen
New York Law Firm Fined $200,000 After Not Protecting Data
A New York law firm has been fined $200,000 for failing to protect the protected health information of New Yorkers.
North Carolina Consider Consumer Privacy Act
North Carolina are considered their own consumer privacy law, the Consumer Privacy Act of North Carolina.
Utah Pass Social Media Bills Aimed at Protecting Minors
Utah have passed new legislation to protect under-18s living in the state. Social media companies will be expected to do a lot more.
Iowa is Sixth State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law
Iowa is set to become the sixth US state to pass a privacy law. It awaits the Governor's signature but if passed it will take effect in 2025
The Nightmare Privacy Reality Behind ChatGPT
A look at the topic of how ChatGPT got all the information it has to function. What, if anything, we've ever put on the internet is safe?
Hilton Hotels Loyalty Program Data Breached
Hilton Hotels loyalty program was supposedly breached and data put up for sale with up to 3.7 million users impacted.
Five Guys Job Applicant Data Hacked
Five Guys recently contacted people who had applied for jobs with them to advise personal information had been accessed in a data breach.
Apple Urged to Protect Reproductive Health Data
California's Attorney General has joined a coalition urging Apple to better protect consumers' private reproductive health information.
DoJ Announces Indictment of Former Hospital Staff
The US DoJ announced a grand general jury has indicted 5 former hospital employees for HIPAA violations.
Georgia Healthcare Provider Settles with Massachusetts Attorney General
A GA based healthcare provider will pay a penalty to the MA Attorney General for failing to protect against phishing attacks.
Google Settlement of $391.5M Over Unlawful Location Tracking
Google will pay to settle allegations from 40 states that they unlawfully tracked users' location data after they had been instructed not to
FTC Called Upon to Enforce Health Breach Notification Rule
CHIME have urged the FTC to do more within their existing authority under the Health Breach Notification Rule.
SheIn $1.9M Fine for Failing to Protect Customer Information
SheIn and Romwe owner, Zoetop, is set to pay the State of New York $1.9 million after failing to protect customer information.
Baltimore Court to Approve $9.5 Million Settlement
A healthcare provider has decided to settle a lawsuit about a data breach that lasted 18 months and impacted over 500,000 patients.
First BIPA Jury Gives Guilty Verdict and $228M in Damages
The first ever BIPA jury trial found a company violated BIPA 45,600 times and awarded a total of $228 million in damages.
Drizly Agrees to Tighten Data Security After Alleged Breach
Drizly, an Uber subsidiary, has agreed to improve data security and reevaluate the data they are collect from consumers.
NY DFS Fines Crypto Platform $30 Million for Significant Deficiencies
Robinhood Crypto, LLC are fined $30 million and ordered to hire an independent consultant after failures in cybersecurity and others.
NJ Court Finds Physician Unlawfully Disclosed PHI
A former physician with practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida and admitted to unlawfully sharing personal health information.
President Biden Signs Order to Aid EU-US Data Transfers
President Biden has signed an Executive Order which commits to changes in an attempt to restore transatlantic data transfers.
Europe V. Google Analytics: What Is Happening?
A timeline of the Google Analytics issue in Europe. Why is it such an issue since the Schrems II decision in 2020?
Morgan Stanley Fined $35m By SEC For Data Security Lapse
The SEC have fined Morgan Stanley $35m for failing to correctly dispose of hard drives and tapes that contained customer information.
IL Court Finds Written Waivers Do Not Defeat BIPA Claims
An Illinois Court has denied a motion to dismiss in a case against a blood bank who collected and stored biometric information.
FTC Sues Kochava for Deceptive Use of Location Information
The FTC is suing a data broker for possible violations of the FTC Act due to sharing sensitive location data without notifying consumers.
California AG Proposes $1.2 Million Settlement With Sephora
The Californian Attorney General has proposed a settlement with cosmetics retailer Sephora for violations of the CCPA.
Apple: Urgent Device Update After Major Security Risk Found
Apple have released an update for most devices and urged users to update immediately following a major security risk was discovered.
Black Kite: Cost of Data Breaches Averages $15 Million
A review into cyber incidents shows the average cost of a cyber attack is $15 million with 1 in 4 suffering an attack in the last year.
WhatsApp Announces New Features Alongside Ad Campaign
Meta have announced three new privacy features for WhatsApp alongside a new global advertising campaign.
Identity-Related Breaches Hit 84% of US Firms in 2021
IDSA have released data showing that 84% of US firms experienced a security breach because of stolen or compromised identities.
Rational Debate Needed for Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers
A professor of Global ICT Law has called for a more rational debate surrounding the need for trans-Atlantic data transfers.
FTC Seeks Injunction Against Twitter for Unlawful Targeted Ads
FTC have filed an injunction against Twitter for misrepresenting the way it used phone numbers and email addresses
FTC Fines Company $500,000 for Multiple Data Breaches
FTC's case against CafePress has resulted in a settlement of $500,000 USD after a hackers accessed personal information in multiple data breaches
New Jersey AG Agrees £1.2 Million Settlement with Companies
The New Jersey AG has agreed a settlement of $1.2 million with multiple companies after inadequate security led to multiple data breaches
FTC Fines a Media Company $102 Million for Fake Websites
The FTC has won a case against a company who posed as fake government websites to get personal information.
Meta Updates Privacy Policy With More Information
Meta have started notifying users of a new privacy policy effective July 26, its aim is to make the information easier to understand
Best Practice to Avoid Disability Discrimination in Hiring
The Department of Justice has released advices to employers about using hiring technologies and how they could discriminate against people with disabilities.
Advocate Urges Zoom Not to Implement Emotion AI Software
An open letter has been sent to Zoom by 28 organizations raising their concerns about Zoom's new exploration of emotion AI.
Virginia Strengthens Patient Privacy
A pair of amendments to the Virginia Code on Health Records Privacy have been signed by the Virginia Governor.
California Attorney General Clarifies the Right to Know
California's Attorney General was asked to clarify whether a consumer's "right to know" included internally generated inferences.
FCC Considers Rules to Combat International Scammers
The FCC have proposed new rules which will require all gateway providers to do more to tackle international robocalls.
Connecticut on the Brink of Enacting Omnibus Privacy Act
Connecticut is set to become the fifth US State to pass a consumer privacy law. Once signed the Act will take effect on July 1, 2023.
DoJ Leads Seizure of One of World’s Largest Hacker Forums
The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of RaidForums' website and the arrest of it's founder/administrator.
Nebraska Court Finds Plausible Risk of Harm
A medical insurance provider is facing a class action complaint after a cyber attack gained access to nearly 40,000 customers' information.