House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes

The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right

The American Privacy Rights Act would preempt most state privacy laws — though it wouldn’t impact certain states’ laws already on the books that protect financial, health or employee data.
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Google to Purge Billions of Files Containing Personal Data in Settlement of Chrome Privacy Case

Google agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people using its Chrome web browser as part of settlement in a lawsuit accusing it of illegal surveillance.
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Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance

The next twelve months will see the implementation of several regulations designed to improve cybersecurity standards across various industries.
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Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know

The House passed legislation that would ban TikTok if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stakes in the popular social media platform within six months of the bill’s enactment.
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At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds

Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists.
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Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance

France’s data protection agency fines Amazon’s French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for “excessively intrusive” employee surveillance system.
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