Last night, DataBreaches received an alert from Experian Identity Works that my Social Security number had shown up in its dark web surveillance. There were three entries where it had shown up last week. All three related to the massive National Public Data breach and leak. But looking at the three entries, I noted that…
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From the “No good deed shall go unpunished and why is Facebook getting away with this” edition….
“JLT” is not happy with Facebook. Not at all. The independent researcher from the EU contacted me to ask, “Hey I just found out something and you know way more than me about US law so maybe you can help me with this: isn’t it illegal for a company to not allow you to unsubscribe…
Resource: Biometric Privacy as a Case Study for US Privacy Overall
WilmerHale lawyers Kirk Nahra, Ali Jessani, Amy Olivero and Samuel Kane authored an article in the April 2024 issue of the CPI TechREG Chronicle that outlines how the rules governing biometric data reflect US privacy at large. Excerpt: “Privacy law in the United States is best described as a patchwork of rules and regulations at both the state and federal level. This development is…
Visa Adds New Way to Share Customer Shopping Data With Retailers
Paige Smith reports: Visa Inc. is rolling out new technology that will allow the payments giant to share more information about customers’ preferences based on their shopping history with retailers as it seeks to remain a top player in the competitive e-commerce space. The data will be shared via the payments giant’s proprietary “tokens,” which provide…