Mary Costigan of JacksonLewis writes: Employee security awareness training is a best practice and a “reasonable safeguard” for protecting the privacy and security of an organization’s sensitive data. The list of data privacy and cybersecurity laws mandating employee data protection training continues to grow and now includes the EU AI Act. The following list is…
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…
Missouri bill proposes registry for pregnant mothers
Megan Mueller reports: A proposed bill by a state representative pushes to make a list of expecting mothers in the state in an aim to “reduce the number of preventable abortions,” according to the bill. House Bill 807, nicknamed the “Save MO Babies Act,” was proposed by Rep. Phil Amato, R-Arnold. The bill summary states…
The Myth of Jurisdictional Privacy
by Stephen Gielda Founder, Packetderm LLC Understanding Global Surveillance In discussions of online privacy, you’ll often hear passionate debates about jurisdiction, with particular focus on avoiding the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). The argument goes that by choosing a service provider outside these nations, you can somehow escape…