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My Body, My Data Act would lock down reproductive and sexual health data

July 4, 2022 0 Comments abortion, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, dobbs v. jackson women's health organization, my body my data, my body my data act, period, period-tracking, period-tracking app, Privacy, reproductive health, roe v. wade, sara jacobs, scotus, Sexual Health, supreme court, supreme court of the united states

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:36:11 +0000

A new bill proposes the strongest Federal data privacy protections yet for reproductive and sexual health data.

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A week in security (February 3 – 9)

February 10, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, adposhel, adware, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, facebook, financial tech, fintech, google maps, iowa caucus faulty app, lemon duck, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:42 +0000

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps.

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A week in security

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Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors

February 4, 2020 0 Comments 2019 washington privacy act, 2020 washington privacy act, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, consumer reports, data portability, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, facial recognition, future of privacy forum, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Microsoft, personal data, Privacy, right to access, right to correct, right to delete, senator reuven carlyle, sensitive data, washington privacy act, washington privacy act 2019, washington privacy act 2020, wpa

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:35:25 +0000

The Washington Privacy Act would extend new data rights of access, correction, and deletion to Washington residents, with new rules on facial recognition.

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Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review

December 23, 2019 0 Comments access act, California Consumer Privacy Act, comprehensive data privacy law, comprehensive data privacy legislation, copra, dashboard act, data as property, data as property rights, data interoperability, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, interoperability, mind your own business act, online privacy, online privacy law, online privacy legislation, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:41:31 +0000

Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 0 Comments Big Tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, Privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

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ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

November 6, 2019 0 Comments access act, apple pages, Big Tech, center for democracy and technology, competition, congress, data interoperability, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, ello, European Union, facebook, Facebook Messenger, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Google, google docs, Instagram, interoperability, LinkedIn, Mark Zuckerberg, mastodon, Messenger, Microsoft Word, portability, Privacy, senate, the access act, twitter, us congress, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, user privacy, whatsapp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil

September 25, 2019 0 Comments anthem, california, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, connecticut, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, data security, data security law, delaware, health insurance portability and accessibility, hipaa, insurance cybersecurity, insurance data security, insurance data security model law, Maine, mccarran ferguson act, michigan, Mississippi, model law, naic, national association of insurance commissioners, new hampshire, New York, new york department of financial services, nydfs, ohio, Privacy, south carolina, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:44:47 +0000

Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has seen radical success in making data security a little bit stronger for one industry—insurance providers.

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Privacy

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CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Brave, Brave browser, business roundatble, california, California Consumer Privacy Act, center for democracy and technology, consumer privacy, consumer privacy law, Data privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EU, European Union, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Maine, montana, nevada, pay-for-privacy, Privacy, Purism, senator ron wyden, Technet, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Federal Trade Commission, Vermont

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000

Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.

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Privacy

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What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?

July 19, 2019 0 Comments AB 846, AB 873, Brave, Brave browser, California Consumer Privacy Act, data broker, Data privacy, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, digital bill of rights, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo, European Union, federal data privacy law, federal data privacy legislation, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Ghostery, internet service provider, Lavabit, Maine, preempt, preemption, Privacy, protonmail, Purism, right to access, social purpose company, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Senate Judiciary Committee, Vermont, Vivaldi

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they’re all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

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Privacy

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