- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has introduced an updated version of his previously drafted data privacy bill that threatens jail time for executives at corporations that misuse Americans’ data.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation to create a “Data Protection Agency” in the United States in order to oversee and enforce federal privacy mandates.
Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Sherrod Brown and Rep. Anna Eshoo sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to investigate Envestnet’s selling practices regarding consumer financial data.
Republicans and Democrats have differing opinions on the rights and role of a federal privacy law, but both sides agreed at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday the time to act is now.
Facial recognition company Clearview AI reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, with the company agreeing to compensate victims with stake in the company.
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in force for nearly six years. Some industries—and some companies—have been more prone to fall foul of the rules than others.
Big Tech firms might need to rethink their plans to charge users for not selling their personal data for behavioral advertising following a decision by Europe’s primary data regulator.
