Tag: information privacy

So you want to become a Certified Records Manager (CRM)? For those of us in Records and Information Management (RIM), becoming a Certified Records Manager...

by David McCabe via Axios Privacy policies have been the standard approach to online privacy for the entire existence of the commercial internet. Now key...

by Ross Federgreen, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/C, CIPP/G, FIP, and Fellow EPA Today all businesses should be concerned about the impact of the General Data...

by Rebecca Herold Balancing the Good with the Bad  Each month, I try to point out security and privacy "wins" alongside the "fails." After all, if...

Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary By Dr. Patricia C. Franks The Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) degree was launched...

By Mark Wycislik-Wilson The roll out of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has changed the face of privacy and data protection for millions of people across...

by VPN Geeks It may not be a nice topic to talk about, but it is essential that the world is aware of the terrifying...

POSITION STATEMENT, Ross Federgreen, CEO Jensen Beach, Florida. November 5th, The World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF), announced their “Contract for the Web.” This historical event...

11/2/2018:  Washington, D.C. – Seeking to arm government archivists and records managers with important information and guidance surrounding the protection of rights associated with...

10:40 am on 1 October 2018 Previously, Customs could stop anyone at the border and demand to see their electronic devices. However, the law did...

In the crown of PRISM International, perhaps there is no jewel so prestigious as Privacy+, the international certification program that the division offers, allowing...

California Enters the Privacy Regulation Arena California is the first state in what undoubtedly will be a wave of United States privacy laws on the...

June 6, 2018 The recent start of the EU’s GDPR has added an even greater sense of urgency for a Facebook executive team already under intense pressure...

By Julia Perkins Published 12:00 am, Sunday, March 25, 2018 BROOKFIELD — When town officials posted thousands of municipal records online years ago, they thought they were...

Last month, a local California newspaper left more than 19 million voter records exposed online. Gizmodo confirmed this week that the records were compromised...

Despite Republican concerns that the FBI misused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to gain a warrant to monitor Carter Page, Congress renewed the act less than a month ago.

Cracked Labs' massive report on online surveillance by corporations dissects all the different ways in which our digital lives are tracked, from the ad-beacons that follow us around the web to the apps that track our physical locations as we move around the world.

An in-depth analysis of Shodan data reveals how some of the biggest US cities fare in terms of exposed cyber assets, what this means in terms of security, and how home users and organizations can protect their data.

BY ALI BRELAND - 01/23/18 11:55 AM EST Top-ranking Democrats in the House and the Senate are calling on Twitter and Facebook to launch investigations of potential Russian-linked...

Ever wonder how email become encrypted or if this technology is available to you?  Check out ProtonMail. ProtonMail, used by privacy conscience consumers, offers...

The privacy-focused company wants to protect users even after they leave the search page.

The aggregation of new threats, laws and consumer activism makes data privacy a strategic initiative for today’s businesses to adopt as part of their core business operations.

by Divonne Smoyer, CIPP/US and Kimberly Chow, CIPP/US Sean Reyes was appointed to the position of Utah Attorney General in 2013 and  elected to a...

The following is a true story. Or maybe it’s just based on a true story. Perhaps it’s not true at all. It’s been a frantic...