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RSS feed →The “America First” Firewall: Inside the 2026 Trump National Cybersecurity Strategy
The most significant decoupling of federal oversight from private sector infrastructure in a decade, the White House has unveiled its 2026 National…
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Italy’s Privacy Watchdog Hits Intesa Sanpaolo With €17.6 Million Fine Over Mass Customer Profiling and Forced Digital Bank Switch
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) doesn’t hand out €17.6 million fines lightly.
Google Asking You to Take action on state regulations that could impact your business
Lawmakers in state capitals across the country are back in session – and they’re already proposing regulations that could make it harder…
The U.S. Government Just Designated an American AI Company as a National Security Risk
The Department of Defense’s supply chain designation against Anthropic’s Claude is less about security and more about who controls the terms of…
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Swedish Privacy Watchdog Issues Guidance on Using Smart Glasses
Smart glasses—eyewear featuring embedded cameras, microphones, AI capabilities, and other tech—are evolving rapidly.
Italian Privacy Authority Fines Acea Energia €2 Million for Unsolicited Contracts and Data Violations
Italy’s data protection authority, known as the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, has issued a €2 million administrative fine against…
Congress Is Now Investigating Whether Companies Are Using Your Personal Data to Charge You More Than Your Neighbor
If you’ve ever suspected that the price you saw online wasn’t quite the same price someone else saw for the exact same…
AI Baby Monitors Under the Microscope: Advertising Watchdogs Review Smart Bassinet Claims and COPPA Compliance
Connected baby products are becoming a fast-growing segment of the consumer technology market.
Every Word You Say at Work Is Now Being Recorded: The AI Transcription Problem Your Company Has Not Solved Yet
Picture this. A human resources manager opens a video call with an employee to discuss a sensitive performance issue. She has prepared…
Governing Data in the Absence of Federal Leadership: Why State Privacy Law Is Becoming the Backbone of U.S. Data Governance
In recent years, the United States has witnessed an extraordinary shift in the architecture of privacy regulation.
FTC Signals It Won’t Penalize Companies for Using Age Verification Tools Under COPPA
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a policy statement that could significantly reshape how companies approach children’s privacy compliance.
Google Chrome’s Quantum-Safe Certificate Plan Signals a New Era for Internet Security
The modern internet was built on a foundational assumption: that today’s encryption methods would remain secure for decades.