Collaborate Disseminate
Exposed users could be in the millions.
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Just hours after the Senate confirmed Columbia law professor Lina Khan as the new Democratic commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the Biden administration reportedly picked her to run the agency. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., first noted Khan’s selection as FTC chair in a Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. A White House spokesperson confirmed the pick. The 32-year old Khan has been a staunch critic of Amazon, Facebook and Google, contending that they abuse their market power. She’s also warned of tech firms that could mine consumer data in a way that endangers privacy. The selection is a huge warning shot to big tech companies that the Biden administration will put close scrutiny on how they wield market might to acquire and crush the competition. Khan’s power could also be buoyed by efforts in the House from both parties to limit anti-competitive behavior in Silicon Valley. The FTC […]
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect Jan. 1, will have a longstanding impact on privacy regulation across the U.S., a security expert says. Continue reading California’s Domino Effect on U.S. Privacy Regulation
The move takes a broader stand to protect user data and support the requirements of CCPA nationwide. Continue reading Microsoft to Apply California’s Privacy Law to All U.S. Users
A report by HP found that most people admit to looking at others’ computer screens and documents in the workplace while still keeping their own privacy top of mind. Continue reading Survey Finds People are Privacy Hypocrites
Data collected for two-factor authentication purposes “inadvertently” matched users to targeted-advertising lists, the company admits. Continue reading Twitter Uses Phone Numbers, Emails to Sell Ads
Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference Continue reading AG Barr, Officials to Facebook: Don’t Encrypt Messaging
A Change.org petition is demanding stronger accountability for Equifax in the 2017 leak that affected 150 million customers. Continue reading 200K Sign Petition Against Equifax Data Breach Settlement
A database lacking password protection exposed sensitive data of customers of Milwaukee-based mattress company Verlo Mattress. Continue reading Mattress Company Leaks Data Records of 387K Customers
Recently we learned that Ring, the video surveillance and security equipment/service provider (owned by Amazon), had allowed its research and development staff wide access to its users’ video files. Just how wide? It appears, according to The In… Continue reading Consumer Privacy in Question Over Ring Video Files