Greetings from Maine!  Happy New Year! How are those resolutions coming along? I opted to set intentions for the year instead of resolutions so there would be less guilt when one is inevitably broken before the end of January.  Lawmakers have certainly set resolutions or intentions regarding priva...

State Sen. Angela Turner-Ford, D-Miss., introduced Senate Bill 2330, the Mississippi Consumer Data Privacy Act. The bill proposes data subject rights, a "do not sell" provision, a private right of action and attorney general enforcement. The Vermont General Assembly has two comprehensive privacy ...

Organizations have a lot to consider as they recruit and build a skilled and knowledgeable privacy workforce. These companies require personnel who can make business decisions while keeping in mind potential privacy risks and regulatory limits. Join the IAPP Feb. 8 on LinkedIn as team leaders from t...

Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced a 26.5 million euro fine against multinational electric and gas distributor Enel Energia for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Following an investigation of hundreds of complaints, the Garante found the company was un...

Human Rights Watch and Homo Digitalis say a “smart policing” program to be implemented in Greece, through which police will obtain migrants’ facial and fingerprint biometric data, would be a violation of Greek and European privacy laws, Biometric Update reports. The data could be referenced against ...