Have you ever had your hands full when entering your vehicle, struggling to find your keys and dropping said items, ending up frustrated and still locked out of your car? Now imagine you have keyless entry to your car, hands full, you press the keyless entry button and *bam* your vehicle opens with little to no effort on your behalf. With a key on your person, your entry is secured and verified with a frictionless experience.
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Want to know how to track companies that sell your data? It’s not always straightforward, but here is one way you can go about revoking your data from companies that don’t need to have it.
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The login experience has gotten more and more complicated over the years and every website has their own way to do it. When logging into a new website, we are presented with options to sign in with Google, Facebook and other platforms that make the login experience apparently more seamless. But what about using actual login information and what does that mean for your privacy?
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India is the latest country on the list to adopt federal data privacy laws for their citizens. According to The Times of India, the two-decade-old Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), the existing governing law, hasn’t been able to keep up with the rapid advancements in technology. With India recently witnessing a massive increase in cyberattacks, cybercriminals have been steadily discovering new ways to obtain sensitive personal information.
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Over the past two weeks, Verizon—one of the most popular mobile phone carriers in the United States—has been exposed as
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There seems to be so many unknowns today as we browse the internet. A large majority of consumers open their device, navigate to a site, complete a transaction and resume their day as usual without giving any thought to the processes behind their browsing session. Then individuals open Facebook a few hours later to see an advertisement for the winter boots they just purchased in their Google Chrome web browser. How is that possible? Let’s talk about it.
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Every holiday season, people get lost in the hustle and bustle of shopping and events and forget about their own privacy. Let’s explore a few ways to protect your information while shopping on Amazon this holiday season.
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Have you heard about the recent Zillow situation? iBuyers have been purchasing homes from consumers who are looking to sell quickly and conveniently, using algorithms and user data to determine what price to pay. After minor renovations, they place the house back on the market for an elevated price. Zillow recently announced that they will no longer be taking place in this arena after failing to keep up with the dynamically changing housing market. So, what does this have to do with your data?
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Australia is the next country in line to introduce federal privacy legislation. Attorney-General Michaelia Cash released an exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill 2021, which would enable the creation of a binding Online Privacy code for social media services, data brokers and other large online platforms operating in Australia.
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The National Law Review recently reported that Florida and California are enacting laws protecting people’s genetic information. Both states are taking different approaches to this new type of privacy protection, but their intent is similar. The National Law Review outlines the specifics of these laws in the table below.
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