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New US House privacy bills raise hard questions about enterprise data collection

The SECURE Data Act and GUARD Financial Data Act are unlikely to pass, but they preview the privacy fights CIOs, CISOs, and CFOs will face anyway: data minimization, AI profiling, vendor accountability, and controversial new rules around teen data.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Apr 24, 20268 mins

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EU ‘Chat Control’ proposals should be red flag to businesses everywhere

Voluntary monitoring of communications by providers remains a threat, say privacy advocates.

By Maxwell Cooter

Nov 27, 2025 3 mins

PrivacySecurity

India’s new data privacy rules turn privacy compliance into an engineering challenge

Mandatory consent orchestration, automated erasure, parental identity verification, algorithmic oversight, and purpose-based retention will force CIOs to redesign data architectures — introducing new consent managers, encrypted storage zones, and real-time governance tools across cloud and on-prem systems.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Nov 17, 2025 4 mins

Data PrivacyGovernmentLaws and Regulations

Nikkei's Slack breach leaks sensitive data from more than 17,000 users

The Nikkei incident highlights the enterprise risks associated with access to enterprise resources from non-enterprise-managed devices.

By Evan Schuman

Nov 6, 2025 4 mins

CyberattacksCybercrimeData Breach

4 factors creating bottlenecks for enterprise GenAI adoption

Most GenAI pilots flop, but with better security, oversight and smart integration, enterprises can finally turn experiments into real impact.

By Virendra Singh Panwar

Oct 22, 2025 10 mins

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Safe at Any Speed: Formalizing Consumer Privacy Risk Management

In light of ever-increasing speed in time to market, new technology products and their updates can be rife with data privacy risks. Follow this guidance to manage the risk.

By Jeffrey Sanchez

Mar 22, 2022 4 mins

Privacy

Ex-lobbyist for Meta becomes Irish data protection commissioner

The appointment is met with harsh criticism from Max Schrems at Noyb.

By Mikael Markander

Sep 22, 2025 1 min

Laws and RegulationsPrivacy

California, two other states to come down hard on GPC violators

Investigative sweep targets businesses that may be failing to honor Global Privacy Control signals.

By Paul Barker

Sep 10, 2025 6 mins

Laws and RegulationsPrivacy

Relief for European Commission as court upholds EU Data Privacy Framework agreement with US

Legal challenge by French MP rejected by the EU's General Court, but experts predict ruling will be appealed.

By John E. Dunn

Sep 3, 2025 5 mins

ComplianceLaws and RegulationsPrivacy

The 20 biggest data breaches of the 21st century

Data breaches affecting millions of users are far too common. Here are some of the biggest, baddest breaches in recent memory.

By John Leyden, Dan Swinhoe and Michael Hill

Jun 12, 2025 19 mins

Data BreachMalwarePhishing

Data hoarding can have financial and security consequences

Poor end-of-life data management is hurting enterprise IT budgets and security posture.

By Lynn Greiner

Jun 5, 2025 1 min

Data and Information SecurityPrivacySecurity

Data on sale: Trump administration withdraws data broker oversight proposal

While the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cites policy shifts and legal concerns, critics argue the move undermines consumer privacy protections.

By Gyana Swain

May 15, 2025 5 mins

PrivacySecurity

Microsoft OneDrive move may facilitate accidental sensitive file exfiltration

The company plans to offer users with personal Microsoft accounts on business devices the option to sync their personal OneDrive content to the device in addition to their enterprise OneDrive files.

By Evan Schuman

May 9, 2025 8 mins

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