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GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE NIST SP 800-238: FY 2025 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report – A Comprehensive Overview
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released Special Publication 800-238, the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report for the NIST…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA Privacy Alert Jimmy Attebury, Mou Yao, and Pro-Se CIPA Litigation
For defense counsel and corporate privacy officers, a new name has emerged at the forefront of the California Invasion of Privacy Act…
LAW FIRMS Tauler Smith: The Demand Letters Targeting Your Website’s Tracking Technologies
In October 2024, a single law firm filed 64 privacy lawsuits in a single month.
COOKIES Server-Side Tracking and Consent Management:
Server side tracking has been one of many solutions that we have designed to stop these raging privacy lawsuits and to protect…
GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE CNIL Fines IQVIA €5 Million: Major Wake-Up Call for Health Data Compliance in Europe
France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) imposed a €5 million administrative fine on IQVIA Operations France, a subsidiary of…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA The CIPA Seesaw: NetScout Snags a Win, But the Web Tracking Litigation Nightmare Isn’t Over
The defense bar is celebrating a major victory in the ongoing war over the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).
DATA Singapore Privacy Law
Singapore has one of the most clearly structured and actively enforced data protection regimes in Asia.
AI AI Connectors, Insider Risk and the Data Flows Nobody Is Mapping
Most privacy programs are built on a foundational assumption: data flows are known, mapped and controlled.
Privacy Team’s Seat at the Table Isn’t Enough Anymore
Privacy teams have spent the better part of a decade fighting for a seat at the table.
Healthcare Dark Patterns
Paula Stannard is one of the federal government’s top healthcare privacy officials.
Three States Push Bold New Frontiers in AI Regulation and Privacy Protection
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at breakneck speed, U.S.
GDPR When GDPR Consent Withdrawal Doesn’t Work: The Design Problem to Be Fixed
Two years ago, an employee agreed to let her employer use her name and photograph in company marketing — social media, the…