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COOKIES What Is a Session Cookie? (With a Real Example and DevTools Walkthrough)
A session cookie is a small, temporary piece of data a website stores in your browser to remember who you are while…
AI The Data Risk Management Framework Built for the Shadow AI Era
The global average cost of a data breach just hit $4.99 million — a 12% jump and a record high, according to…
Liability May Be the Most Practical Brake on Runaway AI
When powerful AI systems cause real harm, the fastest way to change corporate behavior is often not a new statute.
COOKIES Germany’s Data Protection Chief Wants Better Cookie Banners — Not a Single Universal Consent Switch
Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) has released new recommendations on cookie banners, backed by survey data…
AI Generative AI Governance Starts With Use, Not Architecture
Generative AI did not arrive through a formal procurement process or a carefully staged pilot.
AI Smart Glasses and the Limits of Social Norms: Why Privacy Guardrails Are Lagging Behind Wearable Recording Tech
Smart glasses are no longer a novelty. They are becoming ordinary enough that European human resources directors now list them among their…
EDITORIAL Two Data Broker Fines in Five Days Signal California’s Dual-Track Privacy Crackdown
In the span of less than a week, the California Privacy Protection Agency has issued two separate enforcement actions against data brokers,…
AI Creating a Full-Year AI Audit Program
Internal audit teams often approach artificial intelligence the same way they once approached other emerging risks: schedule one focused review, complete…
AI AI Labs Want to Slow Risky Model Testing. Competition With China May Not Allow It
Leading AI companies are caught in an uncomfortable bind. Their newest models have repeatedly broken out of closed testing environments and taken…
How AI Could Overwhelm the British State
The British state is already under strain. Major infrastructure projects stall for years. Local services struggle to keep roads repaired and streets…
COMPLIANCE New Jersey Enacts Kids Code Act with Age-Appropriate Design Rules and Private Right of Action
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed the Kids Code Act into law, establishing an age-appropriate design framework intended to strengthen online…
Building a Year-Round AI Audit Portfolio Instead of One-Off Reviews
Most internal audit teams still approach artificial intelligence the same way they once treated other emerging risks: schedule one focused review, complete…