Geoffrey A. Fowler writes: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data. The genetic information company, best known for its saliva test kits, announced Sunday that it is headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets. And 23andMe’s financial distress prompted California Attorney General Rob…
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New Book: ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY
Law professor and privacy law scholar Dan Solove recently announced the publication of his new book, On Privacy and Technology. Can privacy law keep up with new digital technologies such as AI? The book is a short accessible overview of my thinking about privacy for the past 25 years. I tried my best to make…
Google is now lets you delete personal info directly from Search – here’s how
Artie Beaty reports: If you find your personal information online, like your phone number, address, or email, Google is making it easier to make sure it doesn’t show up again. Several years ago, Google introduced a “Results about you” tool that lets you track your personal information online and remove it from search results. It wasn’t exactly…
Data Broker Privacy Compliance: Our Top 5 List
Kenny Gutierrez and John Pavolotsky of Stoel Rives LLP write: With the current patchwork of data privacy laws, compliance can be challenging for any business. The compliance landscape may be even more fraught with risk for data brokers, given various data broker registration requirements, the panoply of general state privacy laws, and the specter of…