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All dispatches →Beyond HIPAA: EPIC’s Blueprint for Confronting the Health Data Privacy Crisis
A deep dive into the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s landmark report on reimagining health data protections for equity and trust This analysis…
AI Why Chatbot Privacy Demands Immediate Attention
Generative AI chatbots embody a fundamental conflict: the drive for ever-deeper personalization often comes at the direct expense of user privacy.
COMPLIANCE Online School Has to deal with VPPA Litigation
While no clients of Captain Compliance have had to deal with a VPPA lawsuit once they started to use our software a…
Privacy Alert Jane Doe v Eating Recovery Center CIPA Lawsuit
We continue to report on privacy litigation risks and why you need to be using Captain Compliance if you want to avoid…
Your Data Inventory Is Already Wrong
Let me tell you about Sarah, a privacy manager at a mid-sized fintech company.
COOKIES Cookies and Trackers: How to Manage Consent Across Devices and Across Sites (CNIL Guidance Adapted for Cross-Domain Use)
Users regularly access services through multiple touchpoints: a primary website, related domains (e.g., regional sites), mobile applications, and several devices (desktop, phone,…
AI When Privacy Meets AI: Why Companies Need Integrated Governance Now, Not Later
The convergence of data protection and artificial intelligence demands a unified approach—here’s how to build it When companies first started implementing privacy…
COOKIES Beyond the Banner: A Complete Playbook for Training Marketing Teams on Cookie Compliance
Why technical knowledge alone won’t keep your marketing operations out of regulatory crosshairs When someone hands you a 300-page employee handbook on…
AI Senate Unanimously Passes DEFIANCE Act
Victims Gain Right to Sue Over Nonconsensual Deepfakes Amid Grok AI Controversy on X In a swift and unanimous vote, the United…
Data Privacy Teams Stretched Thin as Staffing Shortages and Budget Cuts Create Perfect Storm
ISACA report reveals critical resource gaps threatening organizations’ ability to protect consumer information As data breaches make headlines with increasing frequency and…
Bringing Employee Privacy Front and Center: Why HR Must Lead the Charge in Data Protection
A critical internal vulnerability often goes unnoticed: the handling of employee personal data.
AI Privacy Harm at Platform Scale: What X’s Grok Restrictions Signal for AI Compliance
X’s recent changes to Grok’s image-editing functionality reflect a belated but material shift toward a more defensible compliance posture in jurisdictions that…