Jonathan Greig reports: The Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned five people and one entity tied to the Intellexa Consortium – a notorious holding company responsible for the Predator spyware. The company was sanctioned last year and again in March but senior administration officials told reporters on Monday that more was needed to target the company’s “opaque web of corporate entities, which…
Apple Drops Spyware Case Against NSO Group, Citing Risk of Threat Intelligence Exposure
Ravie Lakshmanan reports: Apple has filed a motion to “voluntarily” dismiss its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could lead to exposure of critical “threat intelligence” information. The development was first reported by The Washington Post on Friday. The iPhone maker said its efforts, coupled with those of others in the industry…
NY: Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Proposes Health Equity Regulation Requiring Insurers to Collect Voluntarily Disclosed Demographic Data
September 10, 2024 Today, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) continued its work to close the health equity gap and reduce health disparities with a new proposed regulation. The proposed regulation requires health insurers to request race, ethnicity, preferred language, sexual orientation and gender identity data, ensuring critical self-reported data is available…
Oracle Privacy Lawsuit Settlement: $115 Million Settlement
CORRECTED SEPTEMBER 15: The announcement of the Oracle settlement was originally made months ago, but this article seemed to show up in my news feed this week. CGWall explains: In a significant move that underscores the growing concerns surrounding data privacy, Oracle, a leading cloud applications provider, has agreed to a monumental $115 million settlement to resolve…