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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been around since 2018, as the more protective data privacy legislation of any state, but not all businesses have been acting ethically in their compliance and respect for user privacy. 

As a result, the

The small country of New Zealand is showing great privacy leadership by releasing a tool to help businesses determine if a cybersecurity incident is considered a Data Breach. 

Criminals are offering stalking services, through the use of Moscow’s camera system, to identify and track people for $200.  Customers provide a picture and the criminals will return a report of where that person has been, where they frequent, and mo

We are surrounded!  Smart devices are everywhere and being integrated into all facets of our lives, from toothbrushes to automobiles.  Entire cities are becoming ‘smart’, as are factories, governments, global retail, freight logistics, and all nation

Apple is instituting new privacy requirements, for all new applications being listed in the App Store, to enhance transparency and educate users. 

It is an important step, but additional measures are needed to ensure compliance. 

I am honored to be among Thinkers360’s Top10 Privacy Thought Leaders and Influencers.  Our digital world is filling with so much information, it represents a growing risk to the privacy and respect of people.  We can have the benefits of innovative t

A recent incident involving city surveillance video data highlights some of the criminal privacy risks of public camera and biometric programs.  Without strong cybersecurity, everyone’s privacy could be undermined by cyber attackers, criminals, and m

In the aftermath of WhatsApp’s privacy notification to users, that they will again be sharing data with Facebook, there is still a lack of clarity.  I see a lot of statements from WhatsApp and general chatter regarding what data they will NOT be shar

Happy Privacy Day!  Now go check to see if EMOTET botnet has stolen your email and password. 

Europol and a team of global law enforcement have successfully taken down part of the EMOTET botnet infrastructure and seized private data harvested by the c

Researchers ranked 96 countries by their collection and use of biometric data.  Biometrics are gathered and stored as part of international travel, banking, law enforcement, healthcare tracking, and general surveillance by governments.

The worst offen

How do tech companies manipulate the way people think? What would a top-secret Russian agency do to affect the outcome of the US presidential elections? Can systems today analyze people’s behavior to the point where they can predict every move they’l