Martial artists use a colored belt system to denote their expertise. You start with a white belt, and, as you train and improve, you eventually achieve the next color and corresponding rank. Once you’ve gained a black belt,...more
If you’re a data person, or even if you’re not, you may have heard the statistic cited by Eric Schmidt, executive chairman at Google: “There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has brought significant changes to how companies handle personal data—and cookies are easily one of the largest sources of personal information for businesses. Find out all about...more
With a patchwork of U.S. state privacy laws, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what needs to be done and when. Fortunately, you can become broadly compliant by following some basic best practices. If you tackle the steps in...more
GDPR compliance can be tricky.
Even if you summon the willpower to read through the law’s text, it can be tough to know where to start. As an alternative to pouring through the GDPR’s legalese, one way to establish a...more
9/7/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data
With the advent of ad blockers, it seemed like we were just on the cusp of distraction-free web browsing—and then data privacy regulations had to come along. Now, nearly every website has to bombard you with cookie popups and...more
What if your city no longer had to put up speed limit signs? The police would still know what the speed limit was on a given stretch of road, but drivers would just have to guess. If you got a ticket for speeding, you’d feel...more
Sure, data privacy regulations say you need to inform website visitors about any data collection activities you perform. You know that the most significant tracking technologies on your website are cookies, so you need to...more
If you don’t know where your business collects, stores, and processes consumer data, you can’t manage that data in a compliant fashion. You won’t know whether...more
In 1992, Singapore banned the sale of all chewing gum. But if you owned a cornerstore in the U.S. and a Singaporean tourist came to visit your business, there would be nothing to stop you from selling them a pack of gum—in...more
5/24/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Data Privacy Laws
On April 3rd, 2023, Italy became the first EU country to ban ChatGPT. Among other countries seriously analyzing AI’s GDPR compliance, Germany, Ireland, France, and others may follow its example. What does this mean for...more
4/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Italy ,
Machine Learning ,
Permanent Bans ,
Privacy Concerns
For the most part, businesses gather employee data without too much thought. Sure, some data is obviously private, like employee social security numbers, but other than that, businesses can pretty much do what they want with...more
3/31/2023
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Requests
At midnight on the 25th of May, 2018, millions of people were suddenly in possession of legal rights they lacked minutes before thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Among those rights were the ability to...more