Why Data Privacy Day matters
For Data Privacy Day this year, Malwarebytes explains why data privacy matters for everyone, because privacy is core to a safer Internet.
Why Data Privacy Day matters: A Lock and Code special with Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF
For Data Privacy Day, Lock and Code returns with a special episode featuring guests from Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF
Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 looks beyond consent
The Data Accountability and Transparency Act proposes that, for American consumers, privacy shouldn’t be a right you can click away.
Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore
Data privacy updates—including data portability and a data breach notification requirement—are being considered by Singapore’s government.
A week in security (February 3 – 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps.
Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors
The Washington Privacy Act would extend new data rights of access, correction, and deletion to Washington residents, with new rules on facial recognition.
Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review
Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.
New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users
The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.
ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability
Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?
Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil
Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has seen radical success in making data security a little bit stronger for one industry—insurance providers.
