Articles Tagged with ''privacy concerns''

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Most Americans willing to forego personal data privacy to combat spread of COVID-19 and return to work faster

Survey also found Baby Boomers more likely to say they would allow employers to take their temperature, compared to Gen X and Millennials.
Three in four Americans (75 percent) are thinking more about data privacy issues amid COVID-19, yet most are willing to share their personal information to keep others safe and to return to work faster, a pulse survey of 1,000 workers by KPMG found.
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Analyzing the California Attorney General’s comments on drafting privacy policies

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David M. Stauss
In early June, the California Attorney General filed final CCPA regulations with the California Office of Administrative Law. The final regulations were accompanied by a 59-page Final Statement of Reasons along with six appendices containing over 500 pages of comments on the regulations and the Attorney General’s responses to those comments. One of the many topics that the Attorney General’s office discussed was the final regulation’s requirements for drafting privacy policies. Given that the drafting of a privacy policy is a necessary part of CCPA compliance, it is worth analyzing those comments.
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Hugo Teufel Joins CenturyLink as Chief Privacy Officer

CenturyLink, Inc. announced that Hugo Teufel has joined the technology company as its new chief privacy officer. As a noted expert in the field, he will advise the company on privacy and security issues and will work closely with CenturyLink’s sales, IT and security teams to help design, implement and refine strategic privacy initiatives throughout the company.
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Bob Olsen Promoted to Lead Ankura's Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Group

Bob Olsen, Senior Managing Director, has been appointed Global Head of Cybersecurity and Privacy at Ankura, global business advisory services firm. Based in Baltimore, Olsen will be responsible for supporting the continued expansion and growth of the firm’s cybersecurity and privacy practices in both existing and developing markets.


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Singapore Introduces COVID-19 Contact Tracing App

Singapore is reportedly developing a wearable device that may be issued to every resident as a way to facilitate contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move, however, has elicited concerns from the public about the lack of privacy associated with contact tracing devices. 
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Proposes Privacy Bill for COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps

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David M. Stauss

According to multiple sources, a bipartisan group of Senators plan to introduce a bill to regulate the use of contact-tracing and exposure notification apps. The bill, entitled the “Exposure Notification Privacy Act” is the latest in a series of bills that seek to regulate these new apps. The new bipartisan bill raises hopes that federal privacy legislation (albeit on a limited issue) may finally pass.


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