Legislation intended to increase Americans’ ability to protect their online information. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the American Data Privacy and Protection Act to go to…
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Administration Releases New HIPAA Guidelines over Abortion
Rules would expand privacy guidelines. President Biden’s administration released new patient privacy guidelines, seeking to clarify federal protections for personal medical information that law enforcement officials could use…
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Commerce Secretary Announces Global CBPR Forum
Several nations collaborate to address global privacy. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced last week the establishment of the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum. Canada, Japan,…
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Senators Question CIA Data Collection on Americans
They are seeking more information on the agency’s program. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico sent a letter to the Central Intelligence Agency…
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FTC Examining Facebook Documents
Seeking to determine if Facebook violated settlement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it was looking into documents disclosed by Facebook to determine if the…
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Senators Seek Bipartisan Facebook Investigation
Facebook’s behavior has been concerning. During a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday, a Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to extend their stay…
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Census Proposes New Data Privacy Mechanism
Data analysts express concern over the suggested change. Census Bureau officials released a proposal on Friday suggesting that they use less “granular data” in upcoming census data updates.…
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State Department Announces Clean Network Expansion
Administration’s protective measures are making progress. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released details earlier this month on measures President Trump’s Administration is taking to guard the privacy of…
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U.S. Treasury Fines Bank $80M
Information of 106 million users hacked through data breach. This week the U.S. Department of the Treasury fined banking company Capital One $80 million in the wake of…
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President Bans Tiktok
Requires apps to be sold to American companies or will be blocked in U.S. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that would ban the social media…
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