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Cybersecurity in the 113th Congress

Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Legislation, Privacy Regulation, Security

The 113th Congress will bring new leadership to the House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committees — all responsible for cybersecurity issues.  President Obama is expected to release an Executive Order (based on the draft circulated in late November 2012) very soon, perhaps before the State of the Union… Continue Reading

Two privacy issues from North of the Border

Posted in Secure Traveling

Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner, has issued her 2009 Annual Report, entitled “Access & Privacy, A Time for Innovation.” One of Cavoukian’s main subjects this year is the smart grid and the associated privacy issues, including the collection of knowledge about personal habits via “smart” appliances communicating with the grid. Cavoukian is a… Continue Reading