data privacy day and the need for businesses to protect data

Since the launch of Data privacy day back in 2007, the initiative has grown to the extent that it is now observed in 47 European countries plus the US, Canada, Nigeria and Israel. Although inextricably connected with data security, data privacy is quite distinct. That distinction is understood by CanadiansContinue Reading

Five Takeaways from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

The Bottom Line As new state privacy laws go into effect in 2023, companies need to ensure compliance with an ever growing list of obligations. Expect regulators to keep cracking down on dark patterns and privacy violations, including noncompliance with these new privacy laws. Privacy laws and enforcement will seeContinue Reading

ESG analysts discuss how to manage compliance, data privacy

Data privacy and compliance programs are considered mature in most organizations, but the landscape is changing as new regulations and distributed environments make the tasks more challenging, according to new research on the state of data privacy and compliance from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a division of TechTarget. ESG analystContinue Reading

Google announces multi-year initiative to build Privacy Sandbox on Android

Google on Wednesday announced a multi-year initiative to build the ‘Privacy Sandbox’ on Android in a bid to enhance privacy for users. Building on its existing efforts on the web, the tech giant is planning to build solutions that will limit third-party tracking and reliance on cross-app identifiers. “Today, we’re announcingContinue Reading

Right to privacy in Bangladesh in the internet era: A chipped tooth

rivacy is an edgy topic suffering from historical neglect, but is rapidly becoming all-important with the proliferation of the internet, increased social media consumption and escalating surveillance efforts. It is an inalienable, non-negotiable and sacrosanct right of every individual. Not withstanding over the last few decades, both the conception andContinue Reading

IAB Tech Lab – a reluctant peacekeeper in the privacy wars

This story is part of Digiday’s Masters of Uncertainty series, a look at people and companies at the center of media’s defining storylines. Find the rest here. As 2022 gets underway, the IAB Tech Lab is steering the digital advertising industry through some choppy waters. The non-profit consortium, first founded in 2014,Continue Reading

Dechert’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Extended Forecast for 2022: Hot Today. Hotter Tomorrow! | Dechert LLP

​​​​​Few things are certain, but it is indisputable that in 2022 data will remain big; data driven technologies will create unparalleled opportunity and risk; the frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks will shatter previous records; and the seemingly lockstep expansion of global data privacy and protection laws will fall short ofContinue Reading