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Oct
07

What are Privacy Impact Assessments?

Introduction Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) are a tool utilized by privacy experts to determine the risk associated with handling personal
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Oct
01

Managing Data Privacy through the NIST Privacy Framework

The NIST Privacy Framework is a voluntary tool developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology  (“Privacy Framework,” 2018)
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Sep
26

The Nymity Privacy Management Accountability Framework

The Nymity Privacy Management Accountability Framework was released by the Nymity company in 2012 as a new tool to manage
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Sep
12

Privacy Harms of Appropriation

Appropriation is described by both Solove and tort law as the “use or benefit the name or likeness of another”
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Sep
06

NIST Cybersecurity Framework v2

In early 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a major overhaul to their flagship cybersecurity framework.
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Aug
21

Augmented Reality Privacy Challenges

Augmented and extended reality devices pose unique privacy challenges in a rapidly changing industry. With new products such as Meta’
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Aug
16

The Fair Information Practice Principles Act

The Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPP) is designed to apply to any situation involving handling information about people. This acts
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Aug
10

Data Privacy by Design

In 2013, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, presented a presentation titled “Avoiding Privacy by Disaster”
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Jul
08

American Privacy Rights Act

On April 7th, 2024 a House Committee on Energy and Commerce released draft legislation for a sweeping reform to United
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May
15

Russian Privacy Law 152-FZ

Federal Law 152-FZ was passed in July 2006 by the Russian State Duma. This was the most comprehensive privacy law
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