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What Employers Need to Know About Employee Privacy
Many employers struggle with not only identifying what is private protectable information, but also how to safeguard that information while also protecting the company's own business interests. Given the increased costs of litigation, it is critical that employers understand their obligations under the law and how to strike a legally compliant balance between these competing interests.
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U.S. Regulators Lift the Curtain on Data Practices with Assessment, Reporting and Audit Requirements
The assessment and audit requirements of the new generation of state data protection laws will force U.S. companies to move beyond mere window dressing and instead require them to develop fulsome data protection programs.
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New Jersey Passes Privacy Law
The New Jersey law follows states, such as California, Texas, and Connecticut, who have enacted privacy laws, including broad laws addressing consumer data privacy, children's privacy laws, consumer health data privacy laws, and data broker laws.
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'Keyword Warrants' Pose Privacy Threat
The practice of seeking a "keyword warrant" is a technique of dragnet policing. A keyword warrant requires the production of all IP addresses for anyone who inputs a particular word or phrase into an internet search engine. The search results are then used to identify a device user.
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FTC Revises Children's Online Privacy Rule to Extend Parental Consent to Targeted Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission in January provided more details on its proposed changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, underscoring the need for online operators to review and prepare to update their policies and procedures.
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United Kingdom Approves Online Safety Bill; Making Social Media Companies Responsible
The United Kingdom's Online Safety Bill makes social media companies responsible to prevent and remove illegal or dangerous content, including posts relating to terrorism, child exploitation, hate crimes or fraud.
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New Jersey Looks to Other States In Enacting Data Privacy Legislation
At this juncture New Jersey stands at a crossroad, with the Legislature facing important choices on the scope and terms of comprehensive privacy legislation that will have a dramatic impact on business operations as well as the individual rights of New Jersey residents.
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In Case You Missed It: AI Ethics, Algorithms and Other Takeaways from the First-Ever IAPP AI Conference
The conference's panels and keynotes looked to connect the dots between the tools governments and individuals have in the age of AI to protect themselves — and the tools they will need to develop.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Keeping Up with the Evolving Patchwork of Laws: An Interactive Map of State Privacy Laws
An Interactive Map of State Privacy Laws
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California Privacy Bill Could Upend the Way Data Brokers Do Business In the Golden State
A California privacy bill that will give consumers the power to delete their personal information through a single request may soon become law, and could upend the way data brokers, advertisers and publishers do business in the Golden State.
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