consumer data
Avast FTC Fine: Antivirus Vendor Fined $16.5M For Data Sale
Avast, the famous antivirus software company, has been hit by a $16.5 million fine by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Avast FTC fine was imposed after the FTC revealed that it ...
The Calm Before the CCPA Storm: Are You Prepared?
California businesses that collect personal information on California residents are experiencing a calm before the CCPA regulatory storm. This is a brief period of tranquility, foreshadowed by hefty fines, brand erosion and ...
The Cost of Ubiquitous Consumer Data
With all of the devices collecting information about our daily habits, what is the end result of the accessibility of so much consumer data? Data is unarguably ubiquitous and pervasive. Its impact ...
National Privacy Day: Time to Consider a National Data Privacy Law
Happy Data Privacy Day. This “holiday,” observed Jan. 28, is marking its fifth year, but this year organizations and individuals may be a little more tuned in to the importance of data ...
Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, August 13-17
A new week, a new crop of security stories. Last week, lack of user privacy, man-in-the-attack, dumb privacy rules and Intel CPUs vulnerabilities made the headlines. In addition, we discussed how to get ...
Lack of User Privacy Threatens Security Defenses
Data threats come from three general fronts: individuals sharing too much information, data breaches and corporations selling increasingly granular customer data. Security professionals frequently sound warnings for the first two. The last ...
