A view from DC: FTC rulemaking takes center stage
(Aug 12, 2022) IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including a... Read More
CIBC, fintech provider sign open banking deal
(Aug 11, 2022) The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and financial technology provider MX partnered on an open banking agreement to streamline customers' third-party finan... Read More
FTC launches first cryptocurrency probe
(Aug 11, 2022) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched its first cryptocurrency investigation, Bloomberg reports. The probe stems from a BitMart cryptocurrency exchange ... Read More
CFPB issues rule on targeted advertising in financial context
(Aug 11, 2022) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced an interpretive rule for digital marketing providers' advertising targeting practices in the financia... Read More
Russia clarifies bank biometric data order
(Aug 11, 2022) Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media issued guidance that biometric data will not be collected from citizens without c... Read More
US cafeteria technology services company settles class-action lawsuit
(Aug 11, 2022) A school cafeteria technology services vendor agreed to pay $1.135 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit that alleged negligence, causing a data breach, ... Read More
Global News Roundup: Aug. 2-8, 2022
(Aug 8, 2022) In this week’s global legislative roundup, France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, proposed fining ad... Read More
Roundup: France, India, US and more
(Aug 8, 2022) In this week’s global legislative roundup, France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, proposed fining ad... Read More
288M records belonging to Indian pension fund holders exposed
(Aug 5, 2022) TechCrunch reports data security professionals discovered more than 288 million exposed records belonging to pension fund holders in India. Full names, bank ... Read More
Equifax sued in class-action lawsuit over alleged 'technical glitch'
(Aug 5, 2022) Credit reporting bureau Equifax is facing a federal class-action lawsuit after a “technical glitch” allegedly affected millions of credit scores, NBC News re... Read More