All Technology articles – Page 10
-
OpinionNew leadership no easy fix for Irish DPC’s GDPR woes
The Irish Data Protection Commission has a new leadership structure, but it is uncertain whether the changes can get the key privacy regulator caught up on enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation.
-
Blog
Inspired Entertainment appoints general counsel
Inspired Entertainment, a business-to-business provider of gaming content, announced the appointment of Simona Camilleri as general counsel.
-
PremiumBig Tech practices draw early scrutiny under DSA, DMA
TikTok and X are under investigation related to their respective compliance with the European Union’s Digital Services Act, while the first three companies probed under the Digital Markets Act include Apple, Alphabet, and Meta.
-
News BriefEquinix probing short seller accusations amid DOJ scrutiny
Data center owner Equinix disclosed it launched an independent investigation to review matters referenced in a recent short seller report that also caught the attention of the Department of Justice.
-
News BriefShort seller accuses Equinix of ‘selling AI pipe dream,’ accounting manipulation
Data center owner Equinix boasts artificial intelligence as a boon to business when power consumption costs related to implementing AI could be detrimental to its profitability, according to short seller Hindenburg Research.
-
PremiumFTC ‘will not stand for’ misuse of browsing, location data
The Federal Trade Commission is amid a crackdown on businesses misusing browsing and location data that provide enough information to be used to identify nonconsenting consumers.
-
News BriefBiden executive order to target commercial data broker activities
A new executive order seeks to put clamps on the sale of Americans’ personal data by data brokers and other companies to certain countries found to be of national security concern.
-
PremiumDOJ official: Expect more cybersecurity false claim enforcements
The announcement of a record year in several areas of False Claims Act enforcement at the Department of Justice was accompanied by a warning that more significant cases are coming, particularly regarding cybersecurity-related claims.
-
Blog
GoDaddy adds legal chief
Web hosting company GoDaddy will welcome Jared Sine as its chief strategy and legal officer.
-
News BriefAlphabet to pay shareholders $350M over Google+ privacy lapses
Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, agreed to pay $350 million in a preliminary settlement with shareholders over alleged data privacy violations and materially false and misleading statements linked to now-defunct social media site Google+.
-
News BriefChina-based Cloopen Group avoids fine in SEC accounting fraud case
China-based technology company Cloopen Group Holding won’t pay a fine in settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission over an alleged accounting fraud scheme perpetrated by two of its former senior managers.
-
Blog
iRobot promotes legal chief to interim CEO
iRobot Corp. announced Glen Weinstein, the technology company’s executive vice president and chief legal officer, was appointed interim chief executive officer. In a related move, Tonya Drake was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel.
-
PremiumMeta’s ‘pay or consent’ model to force GDPR to adapt?
Experts weigh in on Meta’s plans to charge EU users monthly if they do not want to be tracked for online advertising and what the ramifications of the model would mean for the future of the General Data Protection Regulation.
-
PremiumDeloitte survey: Companies unprepared for AI governance, risk challenges
Just 25 percent of corporate leaders felt their organizations were highly prepared to handle the governance and risk issues posed by generative artificial intelligence, a Deloitte survey found.
-
Blog
Surge Ventures adds Farmers Financial Solutions’ CCO to advisory board
Surge Ventures, a software-as-a-service venture studio, added Farmers Financial Solutions’ Chief Compliance Officer Ann Robinson to its advisory board.
-
Blog
Micron announces legal chief
Storage solutions provider Micron Technology announced the appointment of Michael Ray as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
-
PremiumU.K. Post Office scandal sparks contractor accountability debate
The recent furor in the United Kingdom over the Post Office’s wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters for alleged fraud has put the government’s relationship with private contractors under the spotlight and raised questions about how companies could be held more accountable in future.
-
News BriefICO seeking input on generative AI to inform guidance
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office is seeking input from developers, users, and those interested in generative artificial intelligence to help inform policy and guidance regarding the technology.
-
Blog
Leidos appoints general counsel
Science and technology company Leidos announced the appointment of Dan Antal as general counsel.
-
Blog
Credo adds new legal chief from Seagate
Connectivity solutions provider Credo Technology Group Holding announced Kate Schuelke will join as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.