Greetings U.S. Digest readers! It’s been a chilly week here in Wells, Maine, and we’re anticipating more snow to come early next week, so while I may be wrapped up in wool sweaters and warm blankets, the 2022 legislative session across the U.S. is certainly doing nothing but heating up. So far, mo...

In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2022, the IAPP will host a web conference Jan. 28 dedicated to surveying the road ahead for the privacy profession. IAPP President & CEO J. Trevor Hughes, CIPP, will sit down with BigID Chief Privacy Officer Heather Federman, CIPP/US, and Goodwin Procter Partne...

Reuters reports the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to members of Congress on the need to pass federal privacy legislation. The latest call by the business organization urges drafting of a federal law that's "clear and fair to business and empowering to consumers." A Morning Consult-Politi...

Accellion reached a $8.1 million agreement in a nationwide class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Reuters reports. The lawsuit was brought against Accellion over a breach in its legacy file transfer product, a platform that allowed companies to securel...

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Ray Lujan, D-NM, along with Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., introduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability Act. The bill would require companies to provide digestible service agreements and privacy notices that would increase transparency and better i...