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Microsoft bats for cross-border data flow, says international law needed
Tech giant Microsoft Thursday batted for cross-border data flows but asserted that the same needs to be protected through suitable international measures and standards both legal and technical. Microsoft India Group Head and Assistant General Counsel Corporate, External and Legal Affairs Keshav Dhakad said India’s IT sector companies, tech startups and developers may need access…
Is 2019 the year we stand up for protecting our privacy? Apple CEO Tim Cook says it’s time
“You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” That’s what Scott McNealy, who was Sun Microsystems CEO then, stunningly proclaimed to a group of reporters and analysts at a press launch 20 years ago. And two decades later, we consumers still haven’t gotten over it, nor should we. Especially with one high-profile data rupture after another…
Battle lines forming ahead of a looming US privacy law fight
Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology industry are drawing early battle lines in advance of an expected fight this year over what kind of federal privacy law the U.S. should have. On Thursday, more than a dozen privacy organizations unveiled a plan that would create a new federal data-protection agency focused on regulating the way…
Is it time for a federal data protection agency?
State and federal lawmakers have pushed for privacy laws after myriad online breaches and scandals. Now, saying the United States faces a “crisis,” advocacy groups are going a step further and calling for a new data protection agency. “The U.S. needs a federal agency focused on privacy protection, compliance with data protection obligations, and emerging…
New York, Los Angeles, Other Major Cities Are New Privacy Cops
Major U.S. cities are becoming hotbeds for privacy enforcement. Los Angeles’ recent lawsuit against IBM Corp. and its Weather Channel app for allegedly mining users’ location data without their consent highlights a growing list of cities that have sued some of the biggest tech companies in the nation for violating municipal and state privacy laws.…
Rubio debuts alternative privacy bill
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will introduce a privacy bill Wednesday tasking the Federal Trade Commission with recommending, and Congress with finalizing, national rules for companies like Google and Facebook. Why it matters: Rubio’s bill seems to steer clear of giving the FTC wide new authority, instead only letting the agency write rules itself if Congress fails…
Warning: “GDPR Extortion” Could Hurt Your Business, Here’s What to Do!
Most US-based business leaders are at least somewhat familiar with the GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation.) Although this broad set of data regulations is designed to protect the privacy of citizens in the European Union, it will significantly affect US businesses as well. It will also likely lead to a new and costly cybercrime: “GDPR extortion.”…
Congress needs to address consumer data privacy in a responsible and modern manner
In today’s post-industrial economy, you are the product. Data detailing your every move is why 34-year old Mark Zuckerberg is worth $54 billion, and Google co-founder Larry Page is worth $50 billion. Your data is incredibly valuable, and for the most part, it is not even yours. But use of your personal data is governed…
Small businesses need digital tech and data
Digital technology and digital business tools are increasingly powering today’s small businesses. In Virginia, small businesses employ more than 1.5 million people. Many, like the business I started two months ago, use digital technologies to make a “traditional” small business more efficient, easier to manage and more successful. Now we are hoping government regulation of…
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