Collaborate Disseminate
The Washington legislature has passed a bill that effectively expands the state’s consumer data breach notification requirements. Previously, Washington-based organizations needed to notify consumers of a data breach only in the event that the se… Continue reading Washington State Legislature Passes New Data Breach Law
The US capital region is on track to implement new regulations akin to the EU’s GDPR, the local government of Washington D.C. said in a press release. The law seeks to expand protections for residents’ personal data and includes new complia… Continue reading Washington D.C. takes a leaf from GDPR book, introduces new data privacy bill
The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out. Continue reading Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
A new bill wants to let you turn your loved ones into soil. Continue reading Washington Could Become the First State to Compost the Dead
Fast-food chain Burgerville revealed Wednesday that its customers’ credit and debit card information was stolen by the international cybercrime group known as FIN7. The company, which has over 40 locations in Oregon and Washington, said customers that used a credit card at any of its locations between September 2017 and September 2018 should consider their cards compromised. Burgerville says the information taken includes names, card numbers, expiration dates and CVV numbers. “We realize that this intrusion was not only on Burgerville’s system, but also on your life,” Burgerville interim CEO Jill Taylor wrote in a letter to customers. “This isn’t what you expected to happen when you came to visit one of our locations.” The company learned of the intrusion in August when the FBI reached out after it announced the arrest of three men tied to FIN7. In the indictment, the Department of Justice named a number of businesses based […]
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Mountain goats in Olympic National Park are obsessed with human urine and are now a public nuisance. Continue reading A National Park Is Airlifting Hundreds of Mountain Goats That Have Gone Crazy for Human Pee
Robert Wielgus, director of the Carnivore Conservation Lab, received a settlement from the school after he sued for infringing on his academic freedom. Continue reading A Researcher Got Paid $300,000 to Resign After He Said Shooting Wolves Is Bad
The state law only went into effect once the federal rules were officially repealed on Monday. Continue reading Washington State Is Now the Only Place in America with Net Neutrality
Power authorities are concerned about Bitcoin’s energy use; how does it stack up against growing bud? Continue reading How Much Energy Does It Take to Grow Weed vs. Mining Bitcoin?
The Washington Post released the consulting contract between Trump’s lawyer and the telecom firm. Continue reading AT&T’s Contract with Michael Cohen Show Exactly What It Hoped to Get From Him