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COMPLIANCE Attribute-Based Access Control and Types of Data Controls: A Deep Dive
Let’s cut through the noise: data controls are how you keep your organization’s info locked down, and attribute-based access control (ABAC) is…
DATA Florida’s Security of Communications Act and the Orlando Health Privacy Lawsuit
We have covered the FSCA and how that affects businesses in and outside of the Sunshine State.
COMPLIANCE China’s New Data Compliance Requirements: What You Need to Know
Starting May 1, 2025, companies in China processing over 10 million individuals’ data must undergo compliance audits every two years under new…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Is Your Phone Tracking You? California Just Dropped a Privacy Bombshell!
In a press release dated March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a significant investigative sweep into the location data…
COOKIES Cookie Disclaimer Help
If you’re not using a cookie consent banner or as some lawyers like to call it a “Cookie Disclaimer Notice” on your…
DATA Oracle’s Data Privacy Nightmare: Texas Lawsuit Exposes Shocking Cloud Security Failures and Alleged Cover-Up
Oracle Corporation finds itself in increasingly turbulent legal waters, now facing a substantial class action lawsuit filed in the U.S.
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE CDAFA Privacy Lawsuits
In a recent lawsuit that is getting a lot of business owners scared as it relates to privacy violations is PowerSchool Holdings,…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA CPPA announces the appointment of Tom Kemp as its new Executive Director
On March 14, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the appointment of Tom Kemp as its new Executive Director, effective…
DATA Data of Data Controls for Data Governance Objectives
Listen, data governance isn’t some fancy term you drop at a meeting to sound like the smartest guy in the room.
GDPR OpenAI Slapped with €15M Fine for GDPR Violations – Is This the Beginning of AI Crackdowns?
So maybe the time has come that we will start seeing a regular cadence of litigation, lawsuits, and fines resulting in AI…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE Privacy and Wrongful Act Cyber Insurance: A Comprehensive Guide
Cyber liability has become a big issue and a “Breach Coach” a term that didn’t exist when we were little is now…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Is Your Genetic Privacy Safe? AG Bonta’s Urgent Message to 23andMe Customers
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued an urgent consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing company that has recently…