Latest from the Privacy Desk
All dispatches →How America’s biggest tech companies quietly rewrote the nation’s privacy laws
Laboratories of Capture one statehouse at a time — and what it’s costing the rest of us.
DATA Carpenter v. USA – ECPA Chapter 120 of Title 18
Beyond Carpenter: Why America’s 1986 Privacy Law Is Struggling in the Age of Smartphones Nearly every modern smartphone functions as a continuous…
DATA The Hidden Passenger in Your Car: Why Allstate’s Cellphone Tracking Lawsuit Could Reshape Telematics Privacy
Insurance companies have spent the last decade promising drivers a simple deal: install an app or enable vehicle monitoring, and in exchange…
DATA Iowa Sues GM Over Driver Data: How States Are Using Privacy Law to Take on the Auto Industry
Iowa has joined a growing list of states drawing a hard line against automakers that collect and sell driver data without meaningful…
DATA Is PII Always Confidential Information? The Answer May Surprise You
Most people use “PII” and “confidential information” interchangeably.
DATA No More “We’ll Fix It Later”: Turning Privacy by Design into Everyday Architecture
Procrastination is the most expensive cost in privacy for our audience.
DATA Reddit Fined £14.47 Million for Children’s Privacy Failures
Reddit has been hit with a £14.47 million fine by UK regulator Ofcom for failing to adequately protect children’s personal data.
DATA When Does Health Data Become Sensitive? The NAI’s Five-Factor Test Has Answers
The Five-Factor Test That Could Save Your Health Advertising Program — Or Expose It There is a question sitting at the center…
DATA Global Privacy Assembly: The World’s Most Influential Privacy Body You May Not Know Well Enough
In a world where data crosses borders in milliseconds and AI systems are trained on the personal information of billions of people,…
DATA Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act (OCDPA)
Oklahoma has joined the 20 other states with their own the privacy patchwork and industry leader Captain Compliance breaks down SB 546…
Colombia Rolls Out New Model Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers
Will this be a game-changer for Privacy Compliance in Latin America?
DATA Why Consent Is Structurally Failing in the Age of Privacy and Artificial Intelligence
For decades, consent has functioned as the legal and ethical linchpin of data protection.