Not all data privacy rights are the same. There’s the flimsy, the firm, the enforceable, and the antiquated, and, unfortunately, much…
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Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore
In early 2019, Singapore’s data privacy regulators proposed that the country’s data privacy law could use two new updates—a data breach…
Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors
The steady parade of US data privacy legislation continued last month in Washington with the introduction of an improved bill that…
New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users
Despite the already dizzying number of comprehensive data privacy proposals before the US Senate—nearly 10 have been introduced since mid-2018—yet another…
ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability
Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as a new, legislative proposal focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling,…
Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil
Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has proved radically successful in making data security stronger for one industry—insurance…
CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law
Last week, the chief executives of more than 50 mid- and large-sized companies urged Congress to pass a national data privacy…
What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?
In the constant David-and-Goliath struggle between digital privacy advocates and corporate privacy invaders, the question of how to legally protect Americans…
Maine inches closer to shutting down ISP pay-for-privacy schemes
Maine residents are one step closer to being protected from the unapproved use, sharing, and sale of their data by Internet…
The top six data privacy takeaways for users
In April, Malwarebytes Labs completed its data privacy and cybersecurity law blog series, a two-month long exploration spanning five continents, 50…