Data Privacy

Showing 11 to 20 of 37 articles

Study: 67% of US Websites Violate EU Data Protection Law

To help smaller app developers make sure they’re complying with the GDPR — and thus avoiding penalties they may not be able to afford — Google has launched a new platform called Checks, designed to automate GDPR compliance.

Staff Reporter Apr 5, 2022 2 min read News

Federal Court Dismisses Litigation Challenging U.S. Postal Service’s Use of Facial Recognition and Related Technologies

In a severe blow to privacy activists, a US federal court dismissed litigation challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s (“USPS”) use of facial recognition and related technologies to collect personal data, finding that the group which filed the claims lacked standing.

Staff Reporter Mar 31, 2022 5 min read News

Biden Requests Significant IT, Cyber Investment Increases for 2023

President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request seeks $65 billion for civilian federal agencies—an 11% increase over the $58.4 billion requested last year—as well as a significant increase in cybersecurity spending.

Staff Reporter Mar 31, 2022 4 min read Policy & Governance

Philadelphia Launches Smart Streetlight Pilot Program to Collect Data in Real Time

Philadelphia expects its streetlight project to yield multiple benefits, saving time and money and improving city services.

Staff Reporter Mar 28, 2022 3 min read Civic Infrastructure

Manchester Universities’ SPRITE+ Network Secures Grant to Develop Its Work

SPRITE+ was created in 2019, as part of the EPSRC’s Digital Economy programme, to foster engagement between academic and non-academic communities and provide a platform for building interdisciplinary collaborations to address challenges related to the future of digital trust, identity, privacy, and security (TIPS).

Staff Reporter Mar 18, 2022 3 min read Ed-Tech

Poor Data Sanitization Practices Put Public Sector Data at Risk

Research launched by Blancco Technology Group reveals current practices and policies for device sanitization within the public sector.

Staff Reporter Mar 14, 2022 4 min read Cybersecurity

New Legislation in UK Set to Make Digital Identities More Trustworthy and Secure

Government publishes its response to the public consultation on digital identities

Staff Reporter Mar 14, 2022 3 min read Policy & Governance

Water, Power Utilities, Hospitals Get Free Access to Zero-Trust Tools

The Critical Infrastructure Defense Project, a partnership among Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity, will provide U.S. hospitals and energy and water utilities free access to zero trust solutions to help them defend against potential cyberattacks.

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Oklahoma Hospital Data Breach Impacts 92,000 People

A security notice, submitted to the attorney general of Maine on March 4 by law firm Clark Hill on behalf of DRH, stated that the impacted data might include patients' name, date of birth, Social Security number, limited treatment information and medical appointment information such as date of service and name of providers.

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022 2 min read Healthcare Technology