By Roy E. Hadley, Jr. Attorney with Adams and Reese The news is full of breaches of trust with respect to how companies are mishandling consumer data. Whether it’s Facebook, Equifax or Yahoo, many examples of a breach or misuse of consumers’ … [Read more...]
2018 Compliance and Ethics Institute Session Previews: P12: Facebook and Equifax: Meeting Increased Customer Expectations, Not Just Regulatory Requirements
By Steven Minsky, CEO of LogicManager, Inc. Corporate misbehavior is nothing new, and corporations may not be acting any worse than they have in the past. What has changed, however, is the technology that uncovers and disseminates their actions and … [Read more...]
California Passes Landmark Privacy Bill
By Sascha Matuszak Reporter, SCCE|HCCA California passed a landmark privacy bill on Thursday, June 28, that will have far-reaching and lasting effects on companies that manage and collect consumer data. California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB … [Read more...]
What’s in a Privacy Policy?
By Sascha Matuszak Reporter, SCCE|HCCA Just a couple days before the GDPR goes into effect, and like you, I have been inundated by new privacy policies and terms of service from any and all web services I subscribe to, even if I haven't used them … [Read more...]
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s Landmark Letter
By Sascha Matuszak Reporter, SCCE|HCCA On Friday, May 4, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) sent a letter to SCL Elections Limited, Cambridge Analytica's parent company, demanding the release of information regarding a US voter, David … [Read more...]
Zuckerberg’s Capitol Hill Visit Highlights Need for Robust Compliance Program
By Mark Speck Partner at Specktrum, Inc. Never was the importance of having a robust compliance program more apparent than during Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to the US Senate’s Commerce and Judiciary committee on Tuesday to discuss data privacy and … [Read more...]
Facebook and the Coming Wave of Litigation
Photo Credit: South China Morning Post By Sascha Matuszak Reporter, SCCE|HCCA Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent five hours answering questions from a revolving cast of senators yesterday. His testimony concerned the Cambridge Analytica data … [Read more...]
Data Privacy and the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
By Sascha Matuszak Reporter, SCCE|HCCA Much of the web-surfing world is now aware of Cambridge Analytica (CA), the UK-based data firm that helped influence global politics by leveraging data contained within the virtual profiles of millions of real … [Read more...]