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...
MoreChecking Applicants’ Social Media Pages: 5 Rules Q&A
Many employers review their applicants’ Facebook and Instagram pages to get an unfiltered view of the candidates they are considering...
MoreNearly One in Three Federal Agencies Lost Data to Insider Threats in the Last Year
According to a new study from MeriTalk, 45% of all federal agencies were targeted by insider threats, with 29% losing data to an insider incident...
MoreSuits Pile Up After U.S. Reveals Data Breach Affected Millions
LabatonSucharow filed a class action on behalf of about 21.5 million federal employees, contractors and job applicants whose personal information...
MoreGoodlatte, Sensenbrenner and Conyers Praise House Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Individuals
The House of Representatives approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428) by voice vote. Introduced by Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism...
MoreStates Try to Make the Grade with Student Data Privacy Efforts
With students around the country back in school, it’s time for educators and education-focused technology (EdTech) service providers to pick...
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