The California Consumer Privacy Act puts consumers back in the driver’s seat of their own sensitive information, while also requiring a lot from businesses. Let’s discuss the details. CCPA In 2018, the State of California Department of Justice approved the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act. In many ways, this data privacy regulation is similar to the GDPR, however, … Read More
Data protection of EU citizens jeopardized
The data protection of EU citizens under the GDPR is officially at risk as Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), publicly stated that the Irish Regulator does not decide on many citizens’ complaints. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has a huge responsibility on her shoulders because most of the tech giants (think Google or Facebook) have their … Read More
The What, Why, and How of PII Auditing
You’ve heard stories of companies running into trouble by not maintaining PII compliance and suffering severe legal ramifications. But what does that mean for you? Out of all the data you have, you’re sure you don’t have any PII lurking around in unwanted or even unlawful areas, right…? Ready or not, your next scheduled PII audit is around the corner. … Read More
