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Privacy Ref
4 months ago

Privacy, Corona, and Some Teachable Moments

There is a lot going on right now in the world, however everyone is focused on one thing and that is corona virus. Oddly enough, or more likely because I have slowly allowed privacy to take over my life, there are some great lessons to pull from this with regards to privacy. Whether it is […]
Privacy Ref
4 months ago

No Shortage of Privacy Information

At 32-pages, the proposed, modified regulations for the CCPA, are much shorter than the actual law.  That 10,000+ word law has had Privacy professionals crazy busy during the last year. If the CCPA regulations are “short”, then what’s not in short supply is an avalanche of information where ...
Privacy Ref
5 months ago

CCPA Compliance Whirlwind Continues

Proposed Regulations modifications are released While the struggle of getting ready for the CCPA continues, the media has reported mixed results of organizations responding to Consumer Rights requests. Reportedly, some organizations are responding with too much information and some with too littl...
Privacy Basics
6 months ago

For privacy, 2020 is not for hindsight

It has been an exciting few years for privacy. The passing and enforcement of new laws (such as CCPA and GDPR) and modifications made to others have caused a flurry of activity across organizations of all sizes. Decisions have been made about how meeting the laws’ requirements by changing p...
Privacy Ref
6 months ago

CCPA and University Surveillance Apps

It’s the turn of a new decade and a new privacy law has gone into effect — the California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA. A quick check with some of my fellow privacy pros on how many consumer information requests received at the end of the day on Jan. 1, puts retail at higher numbers […]
Privacy Ref
6 months ago

The Empire Needs Privacy

It is 2020 now, and while the new year has a lot in store with regard to privacy, I want to take a look back. In fact, I want to look way back, long, long ago. In a galaxy far, far away. That’s right, I found a reason to write about Star Wars and privacy. […]
Privacy Ref
9 months ago

Knowing Your Part

Being a privacy professional can be tough but rewarding. There are multiple rules, definitions, and deviations by jurisdiction to those rules that we must know. This generally presents itself in the form of a question, “How do you learn and remember all these rules?” Generally, practice makes per...
Privacy Ref
10 months ago

SB220 Nevada Law

The Privacy Security and Risk Conference is next week in Las Vegas. While the conversation will most likely be dominated by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), there is another privacy law that should probably be on the agenda as well. That’s right, Nevada also has a new privacy law, spec...
Privacy Ref
10 months ago

After “No”

Part of a privacy professional’s job is the development of processes and policies to manage the consent of an individual. When someone does consent to their information being processed, there should be a means to record that they have done so and also a way for that individual to revoke their con...