The White House released a report to herald its focus on discrimination in “big data” assisted personnel screening algorithms. The report...
MoreNew York State Contractor Is Said To Threaten Privacy Of Millions With Outsourcing
The lease on an Albany warehouse holding fingerprint records and other personal information collected from 22 million people was about to expire...
MoreChattanooga Police Backlogged On 23,000 Expunged Records
While Chattanooga leaders are working to make it easier to hire people with criminal backgrounds, the Chattanooga Police Department is years...
MoreFTC Settles Claims Against Group of Data Brokers Dealing in Personal Information
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached settlements with three affiliated companies accused of selling the financial and...
MoreEU-U.S. Privacy Shield Details Announced
The full text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework is now available. Privacy Shield wasdesigned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European...
MoreHistoric New ‘Privacy Shield’ Agreement to Replace EU US Safe Harbor”
The European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved...
MoreFlorida House Introduces Social Media Privacy Bill
The Florida House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to social media account...
MoreSocial Media Privacy Getting Another Look in Massachusetts Senate
The state Senate plans to renew its attempt to deliver social media privacy protections for students and employment candidates in Massachusetts...
MoreGlobal Privacy Enforcement Report 2015
This year’s Enforcement Report, prepared by DataGuidance’s team of Privacy Analysts in collaboration with their network of legal...
MoreModel Social Media Privacy Legislation to be Proposed in 2016
The Uniform Law Commission recently announced that it intends to propose legislation in 2016 that would seek to bring uniformity and consistency...
MoreMaine Is Latest State to Restrict Employer Access to Personal Social Media Accounts
Recently, Maine became the latest state to enact legislation restricting an employer’s access to employees’ and job applicants’ personal social...
MorePrivacy Analytics Launches Tool to Help Identify and Manage Data Privacy Risks
Privacy Analytics Inc. announced the release of Risk Monitor, a privacy risk assessment tool that gives organizations the ability to identify...
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