Privacy
Guardrails must come before digital ID, says state privacy leader
Utah Chief Privacy Officer Christopher Bramwell said some governments have not yet done enough work to build trust and policy before launching themselves into tech solutions.
Google wasn't against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
Google organized business owners against California legislation to force its Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data.
Attorneys general call on Meta to place privacy limits on new Instagram location feature
The app's new feature quickly faced backlash from privacy advocates who warn against sharing highly personal data with an intermediary like Meta.
Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle privacy suit
The state attorney general sued Google in 2022, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data.
Privacy or safety? Colorado lawmakers consider reupping prohibition on facial recognition technology in schools.
State lawmakers hope to pass a bill that would continue to keep facial recognition technology out of most schools.
Social media experts are skeptical about the power of new state laws
Lawmakers worry about negative effects on teens, but others raise concerns over free speech.
States’ privacy is a ‘continual conversation’ amid AI growth, officials say
More governments are embracing some form of privacy protection. It could be hard for those laws to keep up with emerging tech, but officials said that presents an opportunity to be forward-thinking.
Feds look to partner with states to enforce data privacy laws, cyber breaches
As cybersecurity threats grow and evolve, the Federal Communications Commission recently announced it would partner with four states to step up efforts to protect consumer privacy by holding bad actors accountable.
Better data management makes digital services shine
Leveraging metadata and establishing data sharing frameworks across agencies can help government achieve higher data quality and security.
How to reduce citizen harm from automated decision systems
For agencies that use automated systems to inform decisions about schools, social services and medical treatment, it’s imperative that they’re using technology that protects data.
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FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
If you use your mobile phone for anything other than a paperweight, your visit to the cannabis dispensary and your personality – how extroverted you are or whether you’re likely to be on the outs with family since the 2016 election – can be learned from metadata and telemetry and shared.
A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data
The American Data and Privacy Protection Act cracks down on the loose data protection regulations within the U.S., limiting certain types of personal information that major companies may collect.
Federated learning uses the data right on our devices
In addition to protecting privacy, federated learning could make training machine-learning models more resource-efficient by cutting down and sometimes eliminating big data transfers.
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
It’s important to recognize how physical and digital tracking work together.
Compliance fatigue: Can states stay on top of privacy monitoring?
States may have crafted data privacy legislation that they don’t have the capacity to enforce, one expert suggests.
7 cyber defense use cases
Whether facing data loss, ransomware, fraud or privacy threats, agencies can leverage technology and process solutions to help them prevent and respond to attacks.
The 10 biggest doubts executives and IT managers have about the cloud
What do IT leaders have confidence in? Not government regulations, exit strategies or data privacy, according to a new survey.
Agency breaches are down, but exposed records are way up
Government has eliminated a lot of low-hanging fruit, but the number of records exposed is increasing by millions each year, according to a Rapid7 analysis.
3 simple tricks for defeating hackers on the road
In certain places, traveling feds can almost count on an attempt to steal information from their laptops. Here are ways to give them the old Willy Wonka.
Scrap the app: Smart-phone users getting wary over privacy
People are starting to get suspicious about what apps take from them, and are declining to download, a Pew study shows.
