Rownd – Data Revolution Blog

Whitepages: Deleting Your Information

addresses, 2 phone numbers, spouses name, parents names and in-laws names to populate on the Whitepages profile for me. I immediately felt violated and wanted to revoke Whitepage’s consent to my information.

October 11, 2021 Data Privacy / Data Security / Rownd

The Twitch Data Breach

Last week the Amazon-owned streaming platform, Twitch, was the victim of a massive data breach. During this breach, an anonymous user posted a 128GB file to a message board which undoubtedly contained sensitive information.

September 22, 2021 Data Privacy / Data Security / Rownd

TikTok Investigation over Child data and Transfer concerns

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the European Union, opened two investigations into TikTok regarding the processing of children’s personal data and transfers of personal data to China.

September 14, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

Data breaches: What history taught us

We’ve seen it time and time again in the headlines. Our personal information is being used as a commodity making megacorporations and hackers millions. Such an idea is defeating and discouraging, so what can we do about it?

September 13, 2021 Press Release

Press release: Rownd graduates from Betaworks “Fix the internet” accelerator, raises pre-seed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2021 Contact: Robert Thelen, CEO Rownd 208-473-0100 [email protected] Rownd graduates from Betaworks “Fix the internet”

September 1, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

Data Privacy and respect is at the center of Afghan Evac Effort

The Fall of Kabul When Kabul fell to the Taliban on 15 August, it sent a shiver down my spine.

August 31, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

Apple Update more Helpful or Harmful?

On August 5th, Apple announced a new feature for the upcoming iOS 15, iPad OS 15, WatchOS 8 and MacOS Monterey software updates, designed to detect images or videos of child exploitation stored on their device.

August 26, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

How Close are we to a Federal Privacy Law?

With the introduction of GDPR in 2018, conversations began in the United States surrounding privacy laws. California took the first step in publishing their own law (CCPA), closely followed by Virginia and then Colorado. Taking a step back, should we put responsibility on each individual state to establish their own privacy laws or should we have a federal law that is all encompassing? Which would be less complicated for businesses to follow?

August 17, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

Zoom Agrees to $85M Fine over Privacy Violations

When the world shut down and transitioned to virtual workplaces at the beginning of the pandemic, Zoom became one of the main platforms for personal and professional meetings. Zoom apparently saw this as an opportunity and gave user data to Facebook, LinkedIn and Google without the consent of users. They also allowed hackers to “Zoombomb” private meetings, going against their end-to-end encryption policy.

August 11, 2021 Data Privacy / Rownd

Amazon Hit by $887 Million Fine over GDPR Violations

Last week, it was announced that the EU hit Amazon with an $887 million fine for violating provisions under GDPR. The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection said Amazon’s processing of personal data did not comply with GDPR rules.