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White House Proposes National Data Breach Notification Standard

Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Federal Trade Commission, Legislation, Privacy Regulation

Written by Cynthia Larose, CIPP and Ari Moskowitz, CIPP This has been a big week for cybersecurity announcements from Washington.   In what the White House has called a series of “SOTU Spoilers,” President Obama announced his intention to follow through on some of the recommendations in his administration’s Big Data report — the culmination of… Continue Reading

Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights – Summary and Invitation to Comment

Posted in Data Compliance & Security, Legislation, Privacy Regulation

The Department of Commerce has already taken the first steps to implementing the White House’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights announced last month.  Commerce has invited comment on “what issues should be addressed through the privacy multi-stakeholder process and how to structure these discussions so they are open, transparent, and most productive.” According to the Federal… Continue Reading

President Obama: “American consumers can’t wait any longer….”

Posted in Data Compliance & Security, Federal Trade Commission, Legislation, Online Advertising, Privacy Regulation

At the White House today, President Obama unveiled his administration’s framework for new privacy regulations and the long-awaited white paper entitled “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World:  A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy.”   This follows up on the Department of Commerce “green paper” issued well over a year… Continue Reading